COLOMBIA
Colombia Reports
A Colombian priest visiting California was arrested on Sunday after accusations of sexual misconduct by a 16-year-old girl.
The alleged misconduct occurred during a visit by Father Julio Guarin-Sosa to a parish in Yuba City, California. The priest allegedly visited the home of a local family who asked him to speak to their 16-year-old daughter in private. The two went into a bedroom and according to the priest’s interview with local media, “They held hands in prayer … as he was leaving he hugged her and kissed her on the side of her cheek.” He told reporters that the girl did look uncomfortable and he told her not to tell her parents about the incident.
Guarin-Sosa refutes the allegation in the police report that he French kissed the minor. Some church parishioners also told local media that they thought that the priest’s actions could have been misunderstood.
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