TEXAS
Statesman
By Cyndi Wright
Austin Community Newspapers Staff
According to the Catholic Diocese of Austin, Ascension Catholic Church pastor Rafael Padilla-Valdes will not celebrate Mass this weekend after an incident in San Antonio on May 29.
Padilla-Valdes, 42, was allegedly the victim of an assault after he was found in a motel on Roosevelt Avenue near I-10 and I-37 by an officer who responded to a 911 call, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
In the police report, the responding officer noted that Padilla-Valdes was standing in his room with the door open, wearing only underwear, with what appeared to be swelling and abrasions to his face and arms. The officer also noted in the report that he saw condoms and beer in the room and that Padilla-Valdes appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
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