Fr. Arnulfo Arandia
From Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Accused of abusing a youth, age 15, in Miami in 1988. Moved to the Jackson MS diocese in 2000. Suspended in 6/2002 when charges surfaced. Believed to have fled to Ecuador. Arandia’s accuser said he told a deacon about the abuse in 1988 and Arandia was immediately transferred. The same man also accused Fr. Castellanos of abuse. Prosecutors decided in 1/2004 not to file criminal charges because the statute had run. Included on the Jackson diocese’s list 3/19/2019.
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