Former Macomb County priest resentenced for sexual abuse

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A former Shelby Township priest has been resentenced for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old in 1984.

Neil Kalina was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2022 and was sentenced to 7-15 years behind bars. The Court of Appeals ordered a resentencing in 2024 due to a technical error, claiming the consideration of acquitted conduct had impacted the calculation of his sentencing.

On Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, Kalina was resentenced to 7-15 years in prison.

Kalina was a priest at St. Kiernan Catholic Church in Shelby Township from 1982-85. He was arrested in California in 2019.