Catholic Priest Sentenced In Ventura County For Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Monday December 09, 2024

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     Update--A Catholic priest was sentenced Monday in Ventura County to one year in the Ventura County Jail and then two years of formal probation for being convicted 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 in October.

     Because of credit for time already served in jail, Martinez-Guevara will serve far less than the one year sentence.

     He will begin his jail sentence on January 13th.

     The judge also ordered him to register as a sex offender for ten years.

     If Martinez-Guevara violates any terms of his probation he could find himself back behind bars doing even more time.

     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.