CALIFORNIA
The Record
A Colombian priest who was arrested in Lodi in connection with a Yuba City sexual molestation case is likely headed to a jury trial.
Jose Guarin-Sosa will appear in Sutter County Superior Court on Aug. 16 for a trial readiness conference, according to the court’s calendar.
Guarin-Sosa, 43, was arrested by Yuba City police officers at St. Anne’s Parish in Lodi in March, after it was alleged he molested a 17-year-old girl at a private Mass inside a residence in Yuba City.
Guarin-Sosa, a visiting Colombian priest, faces allegations that he touched the girl in a private area against her will and that he molested a person younger than 18, according to court files. Both counts are misdemeanor charges.
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