Legion of Christ priest arrested in Mexico City airport on rape charge for alleged abuse of a minor
- A Roman Catholic priest was arrested at Mexico City's international airport on charges of raping a minor over several years, as stated by officials.
- Rev. Antonio Cabrera, a member of the Legion of Christ, was taken into custody on a court order for rape, according to the Mexico state prosecutor's office.
- The investigation began in December 2024 after incidents of abuse in 2004, 2007, and 2011 were reported.
- The Legion of Christ confirmed the arrest without naming Cabrera, who is currently jailed pending a hearing.
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Staff of the International Police Affairs Unit and Interpol, of the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), arrested priest Antonio María “C”, a member of the Legionaries of Christ, at Mexico City International Airport to face an arrest warrant for his alleged responsibility for the crime of rape.

Legion of Christ priest arrested in Mexico City airport on rape charge for alleged abuse of a minor
Authorities in Mexico have arrested a Roman Catholic priest at the capital’s international airport on accusations he raped a minor over a period of years.
The Federal Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic (FGR) arrested Antonio Cabrera, priest of the Legionaries of Christ, this Wednesday night for an alleged rape of a minor 20 years ago, as confirmed by the religious congregation itself in a statement this Thursday. The priest, who was also director of the Faculty of Bioethics of the Anahuac University and currently served as director of the Center for Strategic Development in Bioethics of the insti…
Mexico City.- Father Antonio Cabrera, a member of the Legionaries of Christ and former director of the Faculty of Bioethics of the Anahuac University, was arrested on Thursday on charges of sexual abuse against a young man. The Mexican State Prosecutor's Office seized Antonio Cabrera this morning, congregated from the order of the Legionaries of Christ and close to his founder Martial Maciel, for the alleged sexual rape committed on multiple occ…


Antonio Cabrera, a member of Legionarios de Cristo and director of An huac University, was arrested at AICM for alleged rape of a minor.
Antonio Cabrera was arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a minor; the priest of the Legionaries of Christ was close to his founder, the late Marcial Maciel, one of the most powerful paedophiles in the Catholic Church. His arrest revives the accusations of abuse that remain unpunished in this congregation. The post The arrest of Antonio Cabrera revives the unpunished abuses of the Legionaries of Maciel first appeared on SinEmbargo MX.Read the ful…
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