DOJ files to revoke citizenship of Capuchin priest convicted of abusing minors

If the government’s case against Vazquez Ortega succeeds, he will likely be deported.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed to revoke the citizenship of a Capuchin priest from Mexico who was convicted of sexually abusing minors while working in a parish in Washington, D.C.

If the federal government’s case against 53-year-old Fr. Urbano Vazquez Ortega succeeds, he will likely be deported. He is currently serving a 15-year sentence for s…