SAN DIEGO (CA)
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SAN DIEGO — Friends of a local priest accused in a sexual assault confronted the accuser’s family on Wednesday in an effort to get the charge against him dropped.
Supporters of Jose Davila came to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in downtown San Diego to confront the 20-year-old accuser’s mother, who was supposed to be attending a prayer group.
“We want to say to the mother say… the truth,” said Humberto Morales, who supports Davila. “This is damage to the reputation of the priest… He’s the big leader for us.”
When the accuser’s mother did not show up, Morales and several other friends of Davila confronted the accuser’s brother instead. They wanted to know why such strong accusations would be made against Davila, the associate pastor of St. Jude’s Shrine in Southcrest. Davila is also known as Father Alexis.
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