Davis priest faces three felony charges of unlawful sex

CALIFORNIA
Merced Sun-Star

BY DARRELL SMITH
dvsmith@sacbee.comJune 6, 2014

The Davis priest arrested in May on suspicion of having sex with a 17-year-old girl faces three felony charges tied to the allegations.

In a complaint released Friday, Yolo County prosecutors filed three felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and a misdemeanor charge of oral copulation with a person younger than 18 years old against Hector Coria Gonzales.

A priest at St. James’ Parish since July 2012, Gonzales is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Yolo Superior Court in Woodland.

Prosecutors say Gonzales, 46, engaged in sexual relations with the teenager over an eight-month span starting in September 2013, including alleged intercourse at a home, in a vehicle and at the church’s rectory, located on the Davis parish campus.

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