Fr. Jorge Washington Cordova Hernandez

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Ordained: 1982
Status: Accused

From the Diocese of Quito, Ecuado. Accused in 2005 of abusing two teenage girls during his assignment to St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Yuma from 1988 to 1991. Indicted. Fled to Ecuador before he could be arrested. Arrested by police in Spain in 6/2007 and was expected to be extradited to the US. Indicted in two counties. Included on the Tucson diocese’s list of credibly accused. Included on the Diocese of Phoenix list in 2019; noted to have died in 2018.

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