In March 2011, while working in Venezuela, he was removed from ministry after admitting he had abused a minor there.
In April 2013 he was dismissed from the clerical state.
In a civil proceeding that ended in 2020, Reséndiz was sentenced to seven years in prison and to pay various compensation.
“The Congregation asks forgiveness of those who suffered any abuse and for all the pain that was caused, knowing that this request for forgiveness will never be enough to heal the deep wounds caused,” the Legionaries said.
The Legionaries of Christ is a Catholic religious congregation comprised of priests and candidates for the priesthood.
The order was founded on Jan. 3, 1941 in Mexico City by the late Marcial Maciel, a priest who sexually abused at least 60 minors.
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