16 Accused in This Diocese
- Dallas Morning News 07.13.02
- Associated Press 07.15.02
- Los Angeles New Times 08.15.02
- Dallas Morning News 11.03.02
- Arizona Republic 11.10.02
- Dallas Morning News 10.16.03
- Houston Chronicle 12.07.03
- San Antonio Express News 06.10.04
- Dallas Morning News 11.21.04
- Dallas Morning News 11.21.04
- Brownsville Herald 03.23.05
- New York Daily News 04.24.05
- Phoenix New Times 07.07.05
- The Monitor 04.08.06
- CNN 05.30.07
- AZFamily 08.27.07
- Crossland Foundation 08.25.08
- City of Angels Blog 11.15.10
- CNN 05.31.13
- CNN 06.01.13
- CNN Timeline 06.01.13
- CNN 06.01.13
- Daily Mail (UK) 06.02.13
- NY Daily News 06.05.13
- New York Daily News 06.05.13
- CBS News 48 Hours 03.01.14
- Dallas Morning News 02.10.16
- Arizona Republic 02.11.16
- KRIS 02.11.16
- SNAP 02.11.16
- Valley Central 02.11.16
- Newsday 02.14.16
- Monitor 02.20.16
- Arizona Republic 02.24.16
- Monitor 02.24.16
- NBC DFW 02.24.16
- Valley Central 02.25.16
- Arizona Republic 03.08.16
- Valley Central 03.08.16
- ABC 15 03.09.16
- KRGV 03.09.16
- San Antonio Express-News 03.09.16
- The Monitor 03.09.16
- Albuquerque Journal 03.10.16
- KURV 06.06.16
- The Monitor 06.06.16
- Monitor 06.15.16
- People 08.17.16
- People 08.17.16
- People 08.18.16
- Brownsville Herald 09.02.16
- Monitor 01.31.17
- KRGV 02.13.17
- The Monitor 02.13.17
- Brownsville Herald 04.09.17
- KRGV 04.10.17
- Monitor 04.10.17
- Courthouse News Service 04.14.17
- San Antonio Express-News 05.24.17
- Monitor 06.07.17
- RGV Proud 07.19.17
- Courthouse News Service 09.05.17
- Monitor (McAllen TX) 09.09.17
- KVEO-TV 09.11.17
- Courthouse News Service 09.12.17
- Courthouse News Service 11.15.17
- Monitor 11.25.17
- AP via US News and World Report 11.26.17
- New York Daily News 11.27.17
- The Monitor 11.28.17
- CBS 11.30.17
- Reuters 11.30.17
- KENS-TV 12.01.17
- KRGV-TV 12.01.17
- Dallas News 12.02.17
- Toronto Sun 12.02.17
- Univision 12.03.17
- Court House News 12.04.17
- San Antonio Express-News 12.04.17
- The Monitor 12.04.17
- 710 KURV News Talk 12.05.17
- 710 KURV News Talk 12.05.17
- CBS 12.05.17
- CBS 4 News 12.05.17
- KRGV 12.05.17
- San Antonio Express-News 12.05.17
- 710 KURV News Talk 12.06.17
- Courthouse News 12.06.17
- KRGV 12.06.17
- The Monitor 12.06.17
- The Monitor 12.06.17
- Albuquerque Journal 12.07.17
- Associated Press 12.07.17
- KRGV 12.07.17
- KRGV 12.07.17
- McAllen Monitor 12.07.17
- New York Daily News 12.07.17
- The Monitor 12.07.17
- Assoicated Press 12.08.17
- Courthouse News 12.08.17
- The Monitor 12.08.17
- Washington Post, via Denver Post 12.08.17
- KRGV-TV Channel 5 12.09.17
- KRGV-TV Channel 5 12.09.17
- San Antonio Express-News 12.09.17
- The Monitor 12.09.17
- KRGV-TV Channel 5 12.15.17
- The Mary Sue 12.15.17
- Brownsville Herald 12.16.17
- El Manana 12.17.17
- 48 Hours – CBS News 01.27.18
- Monitor 04.10.19
- Courthouse News 02.13.20
- Brownsville Herald 04.07.02
- Dallas Morning News 06.12.02
- The Monitor 06.15.02
- Brownsville Herald 06.30.02
- The Monitor 07.11.02
- Brownsville Herald 08.09.02
- Brownsville Herald 09.06.02
- The Monitor 12.07.02
- The Monitor 01.28.03
- The Monitor/Valley Morning Star 11.13.03
- Dallas Morning News 12.06.04
- Dallas Morning News 12.06.04
- Brownsville Herald (AP) 12.09.04
- The Monitor 12.29.04
- Chicago Tribune 03.11.12
- The Monitor 10.04.12
- Diocese of Brownsville List 01.31.19
- Dallas Morning News 03.16.05
- Ft Worth Star Telegram (AP) 03.16.05
- Brownsville Herald 03.17.05
- KGBT4 News 03.17.05
- Dallas Morning News 04.13.05
- Dallas Morning News 04.14.05
- Reforma 09.20.06
- RichardSipe com 04.17.07
- Rockford Register Star 10.30.20
- Diocese of Rockford List 05.12.22
- IL Attorney General’s Report 05.23.23
- The Monitor 01.10.04
Fr. Humberto Acosta
Fr. Gustavo Barrera
Monsignor. Removed from ministry in 3/2024 due to allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor occurring 35 years prior. Resigned and retired from Our Lady of Sorrows in McAllen. The Diocesan Review Board was investigating. Barrera's attorneys denied the allegation and alleged slander. On 4/4/2024 the Cameron County District Attorney's Office received an allegation by another person that Barrera had engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor. The Office opened an investigation.
Sources:
Deacon Ronaldo Mitchell Chavez
Fr. Lee DaCosta
Fr. Armando Escobedo
Fr. John B. Feit
Sources:
Fr. Terrence Fowler
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Fr. Fernando Gonzalez Ortega
Assigned to St. Luke's in Brownsville when removed from active ministry 2/3/2024 after the Diocese received a report from a young adult that they were abused as a minor by Gonzalez. Arrested 2/12/2024, charged with trafficking and child sexual abuse. Indicted on new charges 5/8/2024. Allegedly sexually abused the child 12/27-2012 through 12/26/2014, as well as three times in 2017 and on 9/15/2022.