Dallas priest allegedly fondled 10-year-old while family was outside, affidavit says [Video]

An arrest warrant affidavit acquired by FOX 4 reveals more information about a Dallas priest charged with indecency with a child.

Ricardo Reyes Mata, a priest with the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, was arrested by Garland Police on Monday.

The Catholic Diocese of Dallas says it reached out to police after a 10-year-old female Catholic school student reported an incident with Mata.

The student said Mata had come to her home in Garland on April 26 and inappropriately touched her while the rest of her family was outside of the residence, according to the affidavit.

The victim’s older sister made a similar claim about an incident on April 5 during an interview, according to the documents.

Mata turned himself in to Garland police on Monday. He is charged with two counts of indecency with a child.

According to records on the Cathedral Guadalupe’s website, Mata was appointed vicar of the downtown Dallas church in July 2023.

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