In the GMA news report, Dexter relayed how Hojilla abused him. The priest forced him to drink alcohol, and, since Dexter was unaccustomed to alcohol consumption, the seminarian became dizzy. The victim woke up to find the priest touching his privates. He narrated:
Naramdaman ko na lang na may humawak sa may singit ko tapos parang kina-caress niya tapos ang huli kong naalala is binaba niya yung shorts ko.”
Because the victim was traumatized, he did not immediately report the incident to authorities. Dexter also lost faith in the Catholic Church and wished that Hojilla was never allowed to become a priest.
“Kung ganun lang din gagawin mo sana hindi ka na lang nagpari kasi nadudungisan ang pangalan ng Simbahang Katolika.”
Dexter’s mother could not believe that Hojilla molested her son. She lamented, “Ang anak ko gusto kong maging pari pero mismong pari yung gumawa ng kasamaan sa kanya.” According to Bishop Jacinto Jose of the Urdaneta City Archdiocese, the Vatican has already discharged Hojilla from service due to the reported incident. “We would like to tell them that we had dismissed or Vatican has dismissed this priest and he is no longer here,” Bishop Jose said during an interview. The bishop added that Hojilla is now in Visayas, but no further details were disclosed. Hojilla has since admitted to his sinful act of lasciviousness.
Netizens are furious to hear another report involving a priest and his sins. In a separate incident, Monsignor Arnel Lagarejos of Rizal was stripped of his diocesan duties after he tried to sexually abuse a 13-year-old girl in a motel in Marikina. The priest was apprehended when the victim’s mother sought help from the police.
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