EL PASO (TX)
New York Daily News
June 21, 2018
By David Boroff
A former priest in Texas accused of sexually abusing and raping a girl for years started by molesting her during confession, authorities say.
Miguel Luna, who served at 12 different locations in El Paso, started abusing the alter server when she was 8 by “kissing her passionately” when she was supposed to be privately admitting her sins, according to the El Paso Times.
“The victim recalled the defendant (Luna) telling her ‘remember this is confession, so whatever happens here stays in here,'” according to the complaint obtained by the newspaper.
The 68-year-old Luna was arrested earlier this month for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
The church was not named in the charges, but Luna was with 12 different parishes after being ordained in 1982, according to KVIA.
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