Cleveland, OH
Jury deliberating in trial for church employee of 2 Northeast Ohio parishes facing sex charges
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The jury started deliberating Tuesday in the trial for an employee of two Northeast Ohio Catholic Churches accused of sex crimes.
Andres Andino’s trial began Feb. 9 in front of Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge William Vodrey.
Andino, 60, of Cleveland, was arrested in March 2025 by Cleveland police.
He is charged with the following:
- One count of rape
- Two counts of sexual battery
- Two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor
Court records show the alleged incidents happened between Feb. 25, 2013 through Feb. 24, 2018.
According to the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Andino worked full-time at St. John Bosco Parish in Parma Heights, and part-time at St. Joseph Parish in Avon Lake.
Andino was placed on unpaid administrative leave at both parishes.
Read the full indictment below (Warning: some materials in this indictment may be offensive to its reader):
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