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Catholic priest pleads not guilty, another alleged victim identified

July 11, 2025

Father Theodore Gabrielli

By KAREN VELIE

Following the arrest of a Catholic priest who is accused of sexually abusing three children in San Luis Obispo County, a fourth victim lodged claims of abuse that occurred from 2005 through 2010.

Father Theodore Gabrielli, 61, is now facing 26 criminal counts. All of the children were under the age of 14 when the alleged abuse began.

At his arraignment hearing on July 8, Gabrielli pleaded not guilty. He remains in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, sodomy of a child under 14 years of age, oral copulation upon a minor and lewd acts with a child.

From 1991 through 1999, Gabrielli allegedly brought three children under 14 years old to the Central Coast, according to court records. He is accused of committing oral copulation on the three children and sodomy on one of the children.

From Aug. 2005 through Aug. 2010, he is accused of molesting his fourth victim. The child was 15 years old in 2010.

Two of the victims currently live in San Luis Obispo County.

Gabrielli has worked with churches and schools in San Jose, Los Gatos and Los Angeles, including Most Holy Trinity Parish in San Jose, Dolores Mission in Los Angeles and Social Ministries in Los Gatos.

At the time of his arrest in June, Gabrielli was a member of the Loyola High School of Los Angeles Board of Directors while also working with the Dolores Mission in Los Angeles.

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Don’t forget folks, because all men are sinners, all Father Gabrielli has to do is to “repent”, and he can spend eternity next to God in heaven. What a crock of dung. I am sure this guy has left a path of destruction in his wake, but the sheep will forgive nonetheless.


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 “Whoever believes in Jesus is not judged, but whoever does not believe stands judged already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son” (John 3:18).


Simply saying the words, with no conviction or belief, in order to be “right with God”, is not enough.


God will, indeed, forgive the rapist, murderer, or pedophile. But not because they say the magic words “God forgive me”. But by living, or becoming as sin free as God intended his children.


Street preachers will ask you to lift up your heart and repent your sins, to be saved. To be sure, this may work, if you have not intentionally lived a heinous existence.


Repent isn’t a get out of jail free card. Repent is knowing you have done Satan’s work, and disavowing all that with righteous behavior, words, and living. Which means, it’s a pretty good bet that God did not forgive Hitler, Stalin is not at the supper table with a bountiful feast, Mussolini is not making the Heavenly trains run on time, and Tojo is still at the bottom of Mount Fuji.


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Please! Time to stop these sick people from hurting children! I just watched a Podcast this morning, everyone upset about Bondi not telling all about Epstein. Understandable! Anyway, they did a pole, and 80% of the listeners had experienced some kind of sick abuse as a child! ITs time these pervs receive serious consequences! Why has our justice/society protected these guys? 3 years in jail is a joke punishment. Why as a society have we protected Pedophilia over children? Its Evil and Sick!


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