Catholic Priest Convicted In Ventura County Of Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Thursday October 10, 2024

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     Update--A Catholic priest has been convicted in Ventura County of possession of child sexual abuse material.

     The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office says that 39-year-old Rodolfo Martinez-Guevara was convicted by the court after pleading no contest to the charge Thursday.

     Martinez-Guevara was a member of the Archdioceses of Los Angeles and was associated with several churches including Our Lady of Guadalupe in Oxnard during the time of the crimes.

     A special allegation was also found true that he possessed over 600 images of child sexual abuse material including images and videos of minors under the age of 12, mostly young boys.

     Martinez-Guevara became the focus of an investigation after several reports were made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

     The court agreed that Martinez-Guevara could remove the GPS monitoring device he had been wearing since his release from the Ventura County Jail on bail.

     He remains free on bail pending his sentencing on December 9th.