Two San Francisco Priests Arrested for: Drunk Driving and Indecent Exposure
A leading Catholic bishop has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
Salvatore Cordileone, archbishop-elect of San Francisco, was stopped by police early on Saturday morning and taken into custody.
Mr Cordileone was booked into San Diego County jail two hours after being stopped and then released at 11.59am on Saturday on $2,500 bond, sheriff's records show.
He was ordered to appear in court on October 9.
Canon law experts said a criminal charge would not automatically prompt a delay in Mr Cordileone's installation as archbishop, which is scheduled to take place at St Mary's Cathedral on October 4, the feast day of San Francisco's patron saint, St Francis of Assisi.
He was ordered to appear in court on October 9. Source
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The Marin Independent Journal reports that 58-year-old Rev. Feliciano Mofan was being held in jail on Friday in lieu of $2,500 bail.
Supervising Ranger Ryen Goering said Mofan's arrest happened during a sting caused by an increase in reports of sexual activity.
Goering said Mofan propositioned the undercover ranger and exposed himself.
Mofan is a "priest in residence" at the Church of St. Isabella, part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
The archdiocese said the church is not aware of any previous illegal behavior by Mofan.
Mofan, who does not teach at parish schools, has been placed on a leave of absence. Source
