Legion of Christ priest arrested at the Mexico City airport
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On Wednesday June 11, around 6 pm, the Mexico City International Airport became the epicenter of the global clergy sexual abuse crisis as officers of the Attorney General’s Office arrested Catholic priest Antonio María Cabrera, a member of the Legion of Christ.
As far as it is possible to know, there has been no official statement from either the Attorney General’s Office (FGR, after its Spanish-language acronym), which originally made the arrest at the airport, or from the State of Mexico’s Attorney’s Office, which is the authority ultimately responsible for prosecuting Antonio Cabrera’s case, as sexual abuse, including that of minors, is a state crime under Mexican law.
Originally a Spaniard but with several years living in Mexico, there is a chance he holds both nationalities. He currently is at the jail in Barrientos, a neighborhood near the border between the City and the State of Mexico, waiting for the arraignment procedures that could take up to 72 hours in Mexico.
The report leading to his arrest was initially filed back in January 14, and a judge issued an arrest warrant on May 26. When warned about Cabrera’s attempt to leave Mexico for an undisclosed destination, the FGR arrested him at the airport.
It must be noted that unlike what happened in Spain back in March when news emerged of the arrest of yet another member of the Legion of Christ there, as told in the story linked below, in this case, the Legion of Christ remains silent. The last time their account at what used to be Twitter posted new information was on May 28, when they announced new appointments for their Mexican province.
Content retrieved from: https://losangelespress.org/english-edition/2025/jun/12/legion-of-christ-priest-arrested-at-the-mexico-city-airport-12185.html.
