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Owen Melody United Press International April 16, 1987 A June 18 preliminary hearing date was set Thursday for a Navy chaplain charged with two counts of felony aggravated sexual battery against a 13-year-old girl, prosecutors said. The Rev. Owen Melody, 54, a Roman Catholic priest, appeared in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for arraignment. He was represented by Peter Decker, a Norfolk lawyer. "This is one of those cases where I would have no comment," Decker told UPI. Melody, who has served as a Navy chaplain since 1981, works at the Norfolk Naval Base. He was arrested Wednesday by detectives who said they received a complaint about Melody from the city's Social Services Department. Melody remains free on $2,000 personal-recognizance bond. |
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