Catholic priest arrested

By Randy Escamilla
News 4
September 17, 2014

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SAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio Catholic priest with the religious order Missionaries of the Holy Family has been arrested by the San Antonio Park Police Covert Operations Unit.

The arrest happened Monday in the City's Olmos Park. Police say Father Alberto Trevino, 63, exposed himself to an undercover officer.

San Antonio Police Department Spokesman Sgt. Javier Salazar previously worked as an undercover officer arresting men for sex crimes in the city's parks.

Salazar says consensual sex between adults in private is not a crime, however, it becomes criminal when it happens in a public forum and parks are not the place.

"Many times the people that I was encountering were married and had a life that they were desperately trying to keep secret," said Salazar.

The priest has been suspended from all priestly duties until this case is closed. He is not a part of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.