San Diego priest faces charges for 'having sex with a woman he was religiously advising and paying her to keep quiet about their relationship'
A California priest is facing charges for allegedly having sex with a woman he was religiously advising. Jacob Bertrand, 32, was charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree for allegedly having sex with the Minnesota woman in 2010, according to a complaint obtained by NBC Los Angeles. Bertrand, who is a priest at the Diocese of San Diego, also allegedly paid the woman to keep her from talking about their relationship. The complaint, which was filed in the County of Dakota in Minnesota, alleges that Bertrand and the woman met in 2009 while they were studying in Rome. After they moved back to the US, Bertrand allegedly had sex with her while she was seeking religious advice from him, NBC reported. In 2009, the two flew to Minnesota, where they allegedly stayed with the woman's relatives. The complaint also claims that two sexual encounters took place on that trip, including one in her parent's basement while he was performing mass, NBC reported. He then allegedly told the woman that what happened was 'so mystical' that no one should know about it.
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