April 23, 2009
The Rev. Antonio Cortes pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon as more than 100 of his supporters looked on in Monterey County Superior Court Salinas. ……Cortes has been charged with one felony count of sodomy with a person under the age of 18 and 12 misdemeanor counts of child molestation, providing alcohol to a minor and immoral acts before a child. …
Full story: The Californian
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April 20, 2009
… The letter, addressed to the [St. Mary of the Nativity Catholic Church] congregation, was the bishop’s response to the arrest last week of one of St. Mary’s priests on child molestation charges. …Cortes has been accused of 20 counts of selling liquor to a minor, one count of sodomy with a person under 18 and two counts of child molestation. …
Full story: The Californian.
April 18, 2009
A 41-year-old priest from a Catholic church in Salinas [CA] was arrested Thursday evening for alleged unlawful sexual behavior with a minor and providing alcohol to a minor, Salinas police Commander Dino Bardoni said today. Antonio Cortes, the pastor of Saint Mary of the Nativity Catholic Church was arrested at about 5 p.m. at the church rectory at 1702 Second Ave., according to police. Bardoni said the victim, a teenage boy, reported the unlawful behavior, with the most recent incident allegedly happening earlier this week on church property.
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April 1, 2009