Fr. Juan Carlos Garcia Mendoza
Assigned to St. Philip’s in Franklin in 11/2023 when placed on leave pending the investigation of a report that he had improperly touched a teenage boy. Indicted in 2/2024. Indicted on two new charges of sexual battery on 6/5/2024. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced in 7/2025 to seven years in prison and to be registered as a sex offender. Was to be laicized.
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