Joseph Pina, Sex-Scandal Priest, Went To L.A. School District Despite Archdiocese Warning

LOS ANGELES (CA)
LA Weekly

By Dennis Romero
Mon., Feb. 4 2013

Our jaw dropped a little when a state-and-local professional standards board revealed that porn-star-turned-teacher Stacie Halas’ adult career had been found out by two other school districts before a third appeared to end her stint in California public classrooms.

Well, it happens.

KCET tonight is reporting that Joseph Pina, a “disgraced” ex-priest who had sexual relations with a teenage girl, ended up at the L.A. school district despite the local Catholic church’s warnings:

Yeah, when asked by the district about Pina, the L.A. Archdiocese tells KCET that it gave the ex-priest, who resigned in 1998, a resounding thumbs down for potential employment around children.

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