AP: Admittedly abusive priests unmonitored during CA
Not as much of than an hours drive away, dressed in the working-class city of Rowland Heights, retired priest Stephen Hernandez lives dressed in a overweight two-story cottage across the street from a group with a 6-year-old spawn and surrounded by two miles of three playgrounds and four elementary schools.The 77-year-old Hernandez was arrested seven years in the past and charged with molesting a 14-year-old boy while serving at the same time as a counselor by the side of a Los Angeles area juvenile foyer. The clergyman had faced up to 10 years in the sphere of prison if convicted of all charges, but eventually pleaded thumbs down contest to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to probation.He is not listed on the states Megans Law website. He declined to comment to The Associated Press what time contacted on his native land Saturday.Chitira and Delfino Zuno hold lived across the street from Hernandez pro years and whispered they were surprised to gain knowledge of the elderly priest they call Father Steve has a criminal bygone.