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Rev. Fernando Lopez pleaded guilty in 2000 to repeated sexual violence on a minor in Italy before he left the Diocese of Tivoli and arrived in Southern California.







Lopez, 47, had been turned away by the Diocese of San Bernardino because of concerns about his past in Italy, including the priest's own statements that some parishioners there believed he was abusing drugs and having sexual contact with members of the parish youth group, according to court papers.








The Los Angeles archdiocese accepted his application, however, and assigned the priest to St. Thomas the Apostle where he went on to molest at least three children.








The monsignor in charge of hiring new priests asked why he didn't have a letter of introduction from his Italian bishop and wrote to the Tivoli diocese. He received a reply that made references to unsubstantiated allegations and indicated the priest had left the diocese under a mutual agreement.









Lopez denied the allegations and told the monsignor the boys were all over age 18.









An attorney representing the Los Angeles archdiocese and retired Cardinal Roger Mahony, told the AP in an e-mail the archdiocese was not told by the Italian diocese about any misconduct.








There was no answer Wednesday at the Diocese of Tivoli, where it was a church holiday.











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( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )​
Catholic priest Fernando Lopez, right, hugs his attorney.​







http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/rev-fernando-lopez-lopez-_n_887324.html
 
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