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By LAURA PARNABY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
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Bombshell police bodycam footage shows the moment an alleged pedophile Catholic Church director was snagged outside Church in the middle of Mass.
Andres Andino, 59, has been charged with rape, sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with an underage girl in Avon Lake, Ohio, starting 2013, per Fox News.
Video of the moment cops intercepted him on March 16 shows an officer telling him to ‘put your hands together like you’re praying’ so they could cuff him.
‘Do me a favor, put your hands behind your back for me,’ the patrolman told worship director Andino in the clip.
‘You’re under arrest right now. We’ve got some information we’ve got to check and verify, so put your hands together like you’re praying, like you’re praying.’
After being handcuffed, Andino gestured toward the church before telling the cops: ‘Somebody’s going to have to tell them. I’m in the middle of Mass right now’.
One of the officers replied saying, ‘OK, sure.’
Andino has been indicted by a grand jury accused of using his position of authority to engage in unlawful sexual acts with an underage girl. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Bombshell police bodycam footage shows the moment an alleged pedophile Catholic Church director was snagged outside Church in the middle of Mass
Andres Andino, 59, has been charged with rape, sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with an underage girl in Avon Lake, Ohio, starting 2013
Andino has been indicted by a grand jury accused of using his position of authority to engage in unlawful sexual acts with an underage girl.
He has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
The clergyman works full time at Saint John Bosco Parish in Parma Heights, and part-time at Saint Joseph Parish in Avon Lake.
Andres Andino, 59, has been charged with rape, sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with an underage girl in Avon Lake, Ohio, starting 2013
He previously held posts at several more parishes and Catholic schools in Greater Cleveland.
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office is now encouraging any other potential victims to come forward.
Anyone with information has been asked to call Cleveland Police Sex Crimes Unit at 216-623-5630.
Video of the moment cops intercepted him on March 16 shows an officer telling him to ‘put your hands together like you’re praying’ so they could cuff him
After being handcuffed, Andino gestured toward the church before telling the cops: ‘Somebody’s going to have to tell them. I’m in the middle of Mass right now’
Last week, the Diocese of Cleveland issued a statement saying their leadership, which presides over the two churches where Andino is currently employed, were ‘shocked and dismayed’ by the allegations.
They told Fox News they had placed him on unpaid leave while the investigation is ongoing.
Andino pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment hearing on March 19.
He was released on a $50,000 bond, with the condition that he must not have any contact with the alleged victim in the case.
