Downey priest charged with committing multiple sex crimes on a child, DA announced

Downey priest charged with committing multiple sex crimes on a child, DA announced

A Downey priest was charged with committing multiple sex crimes on a child, the Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Thursday.

Authorities seek more sex abuse victims of Los Angeles priest

Fr. Jaime Arriaga-Pedroza was charged with eight felony counts of sexual abuse after allegedly raping a girl.

Downey, California priest Jaime Arriaga accused of abusing girl

Jaime Arriaga Pedroza, a Catholic priest from Downey, California, was ordained on June 1, 2024. However, after being accused of sexually abusing a girl on March 22, 2025, he was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. As of April 8, 2025, he remains in custody without bail, awaiting court proceedings.

Investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department asked more victims on Wednesday to appear after a Catholic priest charged with sexual abuse of a minor. Father Jaime Arriaga-Pedroza was charged last week with eight serious sexual abuse crimes in Los Angeles County, after the Los Angeles East Sheriff's Commissariat began investigating a sexual abuse complaint that occurred on March 22. County prison records indicate that Arriaga-Ped…

LA County Catholic priest faces child sexual abuse charges

A Catholic priest from Downey remains in custody after Los Angeles County prosecutors charged him with several counts of child sexual abuse on Monday.  Jaime Arriaga, 41, was remanded without bail after pleading not guilty to six felony counts related to the case. Most of the charges from the alleged sexual abuse happened in early February, according to court records. However, prosecutors also charged him with an assault that allegedly happened …