Idaho Courage chaplain arrested for sexual battery
September 03, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Peter Christensen of Boise, Idaho, announced the arrest of Father Robert Mendez, a priest who ministers in Nampa, on charges of sexual battery of a minor. The alleged incident took place on August 14.
The arrest took place less than two years after the bishop established a diocesan chapter of the Courage apostolate and named Father Mendez its chaplain. The apostolate seeks to minister, in a manner faithful to Church teaching, to persons who experience same-sex attractions.
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