Juan Carlos Garcia-Mendoza, a Tennessee Catholic priest, was recently sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing multiple minors. Garcia was an associate pastor at two parishes in the Nashville diocese.
Victims reported aggravated battery and sexual misconduct, among other forms of abuse. This case reflects the broader troubling persistence of clergy abuse across the country, highlighting the urgent need for accountability and reform within religious institutions.
Garcia served at these parishes:
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