$500,000 Bond Set For Former Dubuque Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse

A $500,000 bond has been set for a former Dubuque priest accused of sexually abusing multiple boys in the 1980s. The 68-year-old Rev. Leo P. Riley, of Port Charlotte, Fla., is charged in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County with five counts of second-degree sexual abuse. He made his initial appearance in court this morning after being arrested in Florida last month. In addition to setting the cash-only bond, Iowa District Associate Judge Robert Richter determined Riley will not be allowed to leave Iowa while court proceedings continue. Richter ordered Riley to wear an ankle monitor and be subject to pretrial supervision by the Iowa Department of Corrections. Richter also imposed a no-contact order for each of the alleged victims and witnesses and barred Riley from having any contact with minors. Court documents state that four people have said they were sexually abused by Riley from 1985 to 1986, while he was associate pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Dubuque.