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Another priest has been arrested on charges he sexually molested a teen-ager.

This time, allegations surfaced in Fremont.

Police say they´ve arrested Robert Freitas, a former priest at Santa Paula Catholic Church in Fremont.

An investigation was launched after information surfaced that Freitas molested a 15-year-old boy in 1979. Police say the boy was molested over a period of a year. They say the molestations included several incidents of inappropriate touching and other acts.

Freitas was arrested at his residence yesterday at Saint Alphonsus church in San Leandro.

He´s in jail on $50,000 bond.

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