MISSISSIPPI
WDAM
By Eddie Robertson, Reporter
JONES COUNTY, MS (WDAM) –
The Jones County priest accused of sexually abusing a child in 2015 pleaded guilty to fondling Monday as part of a plea deal.
The judge sentenced Jose Vazquez, 36, to 15 years in prison. When he is released, he will be deported back to Mexico.
Vazquez was arrested by the Jones County Sheriff’s Department in September 2015 and was originally charged with two counts of sexual battery of a minor.
A news release from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were dispatched Sept. 9, 2015, after the boy’s father “reported inappropriate behavior between his son and a priest who previously worked in Jones County.”
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