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Omaha priest facing charges of theft, abuse of vulnerable adult
An Omaha-area priest is behind bars after being accused of stealing from a vulnerable adult.

OMAHA, Neb. -- An Omaha-area priest is behind bars after being accused of stealing from a vulnerable adult.
Rev. Michael Gutgsell was arrested Friday morning on theft and abuse charges.
According to court documents, Gutgsell is accused of stealing $154,000 from an individual between 2018 and 2020.
Fr. Gutgsell had been the priest at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springfield this summer. The archdiocese directed him to resign as a pastor and placed him on indefinite administrative leave.