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The Catholic Diocese of Lansing has suspended a senior priest from public ministry because of what it calls a "credible allegation" of sexual assault by an adult male from decades ago.

Attorney General Bill Schuette is investigating possible sexual abuse by priests in Michigan, joining authorities in other states that have launched similar probes since a Pennsylvania grand jury report said more than 1,000 children have been molested there since the 1940s.

A Lansing-area priest accused of embezzling more than $5 million from his church is trying to raise $300,000 for his defense just weeks before trial.

A Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting another priest after a night of drinking in northern Michigan has been found not guilty.