SAN DIEGO (CA)
The Worthy Adversary

Posted by Joelle Casteix on June 8, 2012

San Diego, California: Fr. Jose Alexis Davila was arrested in January 2012 and pled guilty in April for battery and “unlawful touching of an intimate part of a victim’s body.” He is serving three years’ probation.

Parishioners tried to accost the victim’s mother at prayer group in an attempt to get her to recant her story, confronted her other family members and called the 19-year-old a liar in the media.

The diocese put Davila back into unresricted ministry in May, saying

“All legitimate and pastoral concerns have been addressed as regards his case.

Consequently, we have no reason to believe that women or children are at risk because of his return to ministry. He returned to St. Jude at the beginning of May.”

When SNAP asked that Davila (who is still on probation), be taken…