A Catholic priest in California has been legally disallowed from going near his church and its employees after they alleged that he poses a danger due to reasons related to gangs and guns.
Father Guadalupe Rios has served as a priest at the Roman Catholic St. Joseph’s Church in Selma for approximately 5-years.
Recently, it was brought to the attention of the Diocese of Fresno that there was concern amongst the parishioners and staff about Rios’ engagement in possible illegal activity.
A witness reportedly exposed a priest and two women clad in dominatrix clothing while they were allegedly in the middle of filming their sexual play on the altar at his church.
37-year-old Travis Clark is a Catholic reverend who was ordained in 2013 and recently served with the Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Pearl River, Louisiana.
In the evening on September 30, Clark was reportedly inside the church after hours.
A woman came forward alleging that the Catholic priest who performed her confessions throughout her childhood had abused her sexually beginning when she was 8 and continuing over several years.
68-year-old Miguel Luna served as a priest in 12 Catholic churches throughout El Paso, Texas, since he was ordained in 1982. Although Luna has not served as a clergyman since his position was taken in 2013, he has been accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl who took confession from him for many years during the time that he was a priest.
A woman who is now 34-years-old came forward with the claim in 2016 and named Luna as her abuser when she reported that she had been victimized as a child while she was attending the Catholic Church that Luna was serving. The woman also was said to have acted as an altar person during masses during the time that she was a young parishioner.
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