California church leader arrested in drugs, sex abuse probe

San Jose Mercury News 12/30/2009 18:58

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CORONA, Calif.—A Southern California church leader has been arrested on drug-related charges amid allegations that he drugged and sexually abused children, authorities said Wednesday.

Anthony Garduno, 51, was arrested Tuesday for investigation of possession of drugs and stolen property after investigators found evidence he was selling drugs from his church, said Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez.

Authorities searched Garduno's Our Lady of Tepeyac church near Corona after a 21-year-old man claimed he had been sexually assaulted by the bishop when he was 17.

The man, whose name was not released, also accused Garduno of selling methamphetamines and assaulting other boys, Gutierrez said.

"We have evidence to believe there are many other victims in that community and that some of the victims may not even be aware because we believe they were possibly drugged," Gutierrez said Wednesday.

Gutierrez declined to reveal what evidence was found in the church.

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