Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty To Molestation Charges

Greenville, South Carolina’s CBS affiliate reports:

A former priest in Laurens, South Carolina, will be headed to prison after taking a minor from South Carolina to Florida with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Jamie Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, aka “Father Gonzalez,” 68, of Laurens, a former Catholic priest, pleaded guilty in federal court to transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Authorities say Gonzalez-Farias admitted that he took a minor victim from South Carolina to Florida with the intent to commit lewd and lascivious molestation. US Judge Mary Geiger Lewis accepted the guilty plea and will sentence Gonzalez-Farias after receiving and reviewing a sentencing report. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum penalty of life in prison, plus fines and restitution.

Read the full article. This guy made our running tally upon his arrest back in January of this year.