Overview

• The allegation concerns sexual abuse of a minor during the priest’s visits to Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Humboldt Park many years ago.
• Cardinal Blase J. Cupich informed parishioners in a letter to St. José Sánchez Del Rio Parish, which includes Maternity BVM, St. Philomena, and St. Francis of Assisi.
• Father Ernest Tovar-Trejo, a priest of the Diocese of Tampico, occasionally celebrated Mass at the Chicago parish without proper permission.
• The Archdiocese reported the allegation to civil authorities and offered the accuser services through its Victim Assistance Ministry.
• The Archdiocese said it will cooperate with Tampico in the investigation and urged anyone with related concerns to come forward.