A Southern California priest has been arrested by members of a Ventura County task on charges he possessed hundreds of images, and videos of child pornography.
Prosecutors say Rodolfo Martinez-Guevara had already been reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children when Ventura County detectives started an investigation. They determined he was in direct possession of more than 600 sexually explicit images, and videos of young boys.
The 38-year-old priest is with the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Religious Order.
Martinez-Guevara lives at a mission in Long Beach, but he is associated with several churches. He was invoved with Our Lady of Guadalupe in Oxnard in 2021 and 2022.
Members of the Ventura County Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force got search warrants to seize materials, and to arrest the priest. He hasn’t had a chance to appear in court to answer to the charge yet.
