See all entries for Antonio Cortes
Details: Monterey County Herald.
Next court appearance: November 13, 2009.
Archive for the ‘Catholics Gone Wild’ Category
Fr. Johnson Pappusamy Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse
Backstory: “Michigan Priest Faces Sex Charge,” April 3, 2009
October 22, 2009The Rev. Johnson Jeyabal Pappusamy, 38, began serving a 30-day jail sentence Wednesday after entering a plea to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct …
Full story: Grand Rapids Press
Cardiff Archbishop Aide & Stonewall Bigot of the Year Nominee Who Blamed Gay Men for Catholic Sex Abuse Epidemic Resigns from Cardiff Uni
PinkNews.co.uk tells all:
October 21, 2009Father John Owen, the priest who said earlier this year that gay men are the main perpetrators of paedophilia in the Catholic Church has resigned as a chaplain at Cardiff University.
Speaking on BBC1’s Big Questions programme in May, which focused on child abuse scandals in the church, the communications officer for the archdiocese of Cardiff stated that “most of the offences are being committed by homosexuals”. …
Much more at the link.
Black Collar Sex Crime Round-Up: October 21, 2009
Tomas Gonzalez • Jason Haynes • Peter Hedge
Patrick Janson • Norman Anthony Pugh • Fr. Robert Timchak
Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sex crimes of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.
Sentenced: Craig Coon, 46, former youth pastor, Cornerstone Church, Clyde Township, Michigan, to six months, the maximum sentence allowed, after pleading guilty to “accosting a child for immoral purposes,” involving an incident with a 13-year-girl November 11, 2008. Story: Conservative Babylon, October 14, 2009; Times Herald, October 19, 2009 (more…)
Randy Strong
Claims to fame: Catholic youth pastor, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Fenton, Michigan; director, Genesee Catholic Consortium Young Adult and Campus Ministry for the Catholic Diocese of Lansing; director, Newman Center, meeting place for young Catholics; member, Knights of Columbus Council #8500; member, Ancient Order of the Hibernians; former employee, FEMA and U.S. Department of Homeland Security; convicted child molester (more…)
Black Collar Sex Crime Round-Up: October 8, 2009
Father Cesare Burgazzi • Simon Bussie • Peter Hedge
Steven Bruce Joplin • Trinity Lutheran Church
Jesus-Tattoo Man
Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sex crimes of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.
Arrested: Michael Lowell Barnes, 64, former Roman Catholic priest, while awaiting extradition to Maryland on charges of child sexual abuse, with multiple counts of similar crimes. Story: WBOC.com, October 6, 2009 (more…)
Another Day, Another Youth Pastor Convicted: Randy Strong, Fenton, Michigan
August 17, 2009
Randy Strong: Director, Young Adult Campus Ministry, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing, Michigan; member (we’re 99% certain) of the Knights of Columbus Council #8500, Highland, MI.
WHMI has the dirt.
Pope Leo VIII
Claims to fame: Antipope (”a person who, in opposition to a sitting Bishop of Rome, makes a widely accepted claim to be the Pope”), C.E. 963-964; Roman Catholic Pope, C.E. 964-965; fornicator (more…)
Pope Pius II
Claims to fame: Roman Catholic Pope; author; pornographer; fornicator; “dissolute sinner with bastard children all over Europe” (Rotten.com); Muslim-hater (more…)
Pax-Bank: Bank of Church and Caritas
Claim to fame: German bank founded in 1917 “for institutions and employees in the Catholic Church.” (more…)
OPP Nabs Monsignor for Sexual Assault of Three
June 6, 2009
Twenty-five years to the day after his ordination as a priest, Monsignor Robert Borne, 60, was charged by the Ontario Provincial Police, Renfrew County Crime Unit, for incidents alleged to have occurred between 1977 and 1995. …
Full story from the Ottawa Sun via Canoe.ca.
Antonio Cortes Updates (Arraignment Scheduled July 8, 2009)
June 5, 2009
Preliminary hearing in Salinas priest molestation case under way
The Californian.com, June 5, 2009
Accused Salinas priest to be freed on bail
The Californian.com, June 5, 2009
UPDATE: Salinas priest to stand trial in child molestation
The Californian.com, June 5, 2009
Graphic Details Brought to Light of Priest Molestation
KION, June 5, 2009
Mexican-Restaurant Flasher-Priest Gets Probation, Fine, Rehab Program, & Psych Eval
June 4, 2009
A Catholic priest accused of exposing himself to a waitress while he sat at a table in a Mexican restaurant was sentenced today in 33rd District Court in Woodhaven to nine months probation and fines and costs of $595.00. …“He said he was cleaning a stain off his pants…”
More at the Detroit Free Press.
New Jersey Priest Richard Milewski Accused of Child Sex Abuse Against 13-Year-Old Boy in Mid-1980s
June 5, 2009
Full story: APP.com
Irish Catholic Schools Abuse Report: Christian Brothers Apologize
Full story: The Irish Times.
See also: “2,600-Page Report Released on Endemic Abuse in Irish Catholic Schools,” May 21, 2009
Australia’s Denis McAlinden: Sex-Abuse Priest Took Secrets to Grave
The 2600-page report by Ireland’s Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse … found that an unknown number of perpetrators moved to Australia. One was Father McAlinden, who moved to Australia in 1949 and died in 2005, two years before sexual abuse allegations were made public.Broken Rites, a church sex abuse support group, along with The Herald in Newcastle, established McAlinden had been a serial child-molester during his 50-year career in the ministry, with at least 20 known victims. The church had moved him between parishes in the Hunter Valley and Western Australia, with stints also in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. …
Full story from the Sydney Morning Herald, via the Brisbane Times.
2,600-Page Report Released on Endemic Abuse in Irish Catholic Schools
May 20, 2009
Thousands raped and abused
in Catholic schools in IrelandThe shocking scale of sexual and physical abuse in educational institutions in Ireland run by the Catholic church was revealed today in a report describing how thousands of boys and girls were raped, abused and exploited by the religious brothers and nuns who were supposed to look after them.
The 2,600-page report by Ireland’s Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse found that for decades rape was “endemic” in more than 250 Irish Catholic care institutions from the 1930s to the 1990s, and that the church in Ireland protected paedophiles in its ranks from arrest. …
Much more at the link.
Italy’s Fascist, Racist, Homophobic, Right-Wing Extremist P.M. Headed for Divorce Court (Again)
May 4, 2009
“That’s enough, I cannot remain with a man who consorts with minors.”— Veronica Lario
Dirty details:
“Berlusconi’s wife to divorce him,” BBC
“Furious Berlusconi demands apology from wife,” France24.com
Judge Denies Bail Reduction for Salinas Priest
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
