Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Aquixtla, Puebla, Mexico · 2023

Mexico: priest sentenced to 21 years for luring and assaulting a seven-year-old at his church

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Spiritual nexus

The defendant used his own parish church as the setting for luring the child, and his standing as the community's priest to bring the boy inside unquestioned before the attack.

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Proceedings

2023-12-11 · Guilty plea and sentencing

Aquixtla, Puebla, Mexico. Convicted (guilty plea) of attempted rape; 21 years eight months' imprisonment

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Tribuna (2023) 'Sacerdote es condenado a 21 años por abusar de un menor de 7 años en Puebla'. Available at: tribuna.com.mx (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: Judge Francisco Javier Orozco sentenced priest Gerardo Espinoza Rubí, of the Church of San Juan Evangelista in Aquixtla, Puebla, to 21 years eight months for attempted rape of a seven-year-old boy. On 26 October 2021 the priest lured the child with candy into a room, closed the door, and forced the boy onto his lap; the child's mother, searching for him, interrupted the assault, and the priest threatened to kill her and the child's aunt if he told anyone. Sentence followed the priest's own guilty plea.: Tribuna (2023) 'Sacerdote es condenado a 21 años por abusar de un menor de 7 años en Puebla'. Available at: tribuna.com.mx (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: Judge Francisco Javier Orozco sentenced priest Gerardo Espinoza Rubí, of the Church of San Juan Evangelista in Aquixtla, Puebla, to 21 years eight months for attempted rape of a seven-year-old boy. On 26 October 2021 the priest lured the child with candy into a room, closed the door, and forced the boy onto his lap; the child's mother, searching for him, interrupted the assault, and the priest threatened to kill her and the child's aunt if he told anyone. Sentence followed the priest's own guilty plea.
N+ (2023) 'Dan 21 Años de Prisión a Sacerdote de Puebla por Abuso Infantil'. Available at: nmas.com.mx (Accessed 2026-07-19).: N+ (2023) 'Dan 21 Años de Prisión a Sacerdote de Puebla por Abuso Infantil'. Available at: nmas.com.mx (Accessed 2026-07-19).

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