CORONA, Calif. (AP) - A California church leader has been arrested on drug-related charges amid allegations that he drugged and sexually abused children.
Authorities searched Anthony Garduno's Our Lady of Tepeyac church near Corona after a 21-year-old man claimed he had been sexually assaulted by Garduno when he was 17.
Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez says the man, whose name was not released, also accused Garduno of selling methamphetamines and assaulting other boys.
The 51-year-old Garduno was hospitalized following a shooting in the church courtyard in September that was allegedly part of a robbery attempt. Gutierrez says authorities now suspect thieves targeted Garduno because they believed he had drug money.
Gutierrez says the church calls itself Catholic but is not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.
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CORONA, Calif. (AP) - A California church leader has been arrested on drug-related charges amid allegations that he drugged and sexually abused children.
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Published: December 31, 2009
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