CALIFORNIA/MINNESOTA
NBC San Diego
By Jaspreet Kaur
A San Diego priest is facing charges for having sex with a woman in Minnesota while religiously advising her.
Jacob Andrew Bertrand, 32, a priest at the Diocese of San Diego, was charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the 3rd degree for having sex with the victim in 2010, according to the complaint filed in the County of Dakota in Minnesota.
The compaint alleges that Bertrand and the victim had met while they were both studying in Rome, Italy in 2009. He engaged in sex with the victim while she was seeking religious advice from him after they had moved back to the U.S.
According to Aida Bustos, spokesperson for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Bertrand had filed for a leave of absence when he learned of a possibility of charges being filed. The leave of absence was granted.
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