DUBLIN (CA)
Bay Area News Group
September 27, 2019
By Angela Ruggiero
The Rev. David Mendoza-Vela took plea deal
DUBLIN — A Fremont priest accused of sexually assaulting a young teenager was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Friday.
Hector David Mendoza-Vela, also known as the Rev. David Mendoza-Vela, 42, was sentenced Friday at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin to four years and eight months in prison after taking a plea deal in August.
He must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, and Judge Jon Rolefson ordered him to stay away from the victim, who was 14 years old at the time of the molestation, for 10 years, according to Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Colleen McMahon, who prosecuted his case.
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