Editor’s note: Idaho News 6’s initial coverage referred to the victim as male. Court documents indicate the victim uses she/her pronouns. Out of caution, we will use “they” until further clarity is available.
More details have been released regarding the arrest of Robert Mendez Esquivel, a priest at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Nampa, who was taken into custody Aug. 27 on three felony charges, including one count of rape of a victim between 16 and 17 years old and two counts of sexual battery of a minor between 16 and 17 years old.
Court documents obtained by Idaho News 6 state the 16-year-old victim was “looking for a boyfriend who would be willing to engage in sexual acts with a minor,” using the Grindr dating app…