Pedophile priest back in jail, accused of violating probation

CALIFORNIA
Orange County Register

By DOUG SAUNDERS / THE SUN

ONTARIO – The Rev. Alejandro Castillo, convicted of molesting a child at his parish and released early from jail on April 21, was back in custody Wednesday.

He was booked back into a San Bernardino County jail after violating his probation terms after his release from jail by attending a gathering in his honor where children were present, authorities said.

Castillo, who ministered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Ontario and previously was in Rialto, was arrested Wednesday by probation authorities and was being held without bail. A May 14 court date has been set, a sheriff’s official said.

Prosecutors filed criminal charges against Castillo in connection with one alleged victim – a 12-year-old boy from Ontario who said he was abused in late 2008, according to court records.

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