BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – In a statement sent to KSAT Friday, the Archdiocese of San Antonio expressed its dismay after an aggravated sexual assault case against one of its priests was dismissed by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
George Ndungu, 45, was arrested by Bexar County sheriff’s deputies in September 2023. He was accused of sexually assaulting a church employee and parishioner after they came forward to the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
Ndungu’s attorney, Joseph Mick Aguilera, shared the case dismissal paperwork with KSAT on Wednesday. On it, the DA’s Office’s reason for case dismissal was “insufficient evidence.”
“The Archdiocese of San Antonio is surprised and disappointed that the Bexar County District Attorney’s office decided to dismiss the aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault charges against George Ndungu shortly before the case was scheduled to go to trial,” the Archdiocese of San Antonio’s statement read, in part.
In March 2025, KSAT was in a Bexar County courtroom where Ndungu made an appearance.
During the hearing, defense attorney Monica Guerrero argued that not all evidence had been turned over and that the Archdiocese of San Antonio’s records were critical to understanding how its internal investigation was conducted.
“This is essentially a criminal case where they conducted their own investigation, and the records that they are concealing from us are pertinent,” Guerrero said in March 2025.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio’s attorney, Isaac Huron, countered that the documents are private church matters and should not be subject to court review.
“It prevents us from courts or other parties looking into the internal workings of the church in terms of how it conducts investigations,” Huron said in March 2025, citing First Amendment protections.
In Friday’s statement, the Archdiocese of San Antonio said it eventually “produced Ndungu’s personnel file, including its internal investigation, to the court for an in-camera review.”
At the time of Ndungu’s 2023 arrest, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said an employee of St. Rose Lima Catholic Church said Ndungu had done something inappropriate to her. The priest was then removed from the church, and a statement was put out to parishioners in case anyone else had other allegations.
A woman in her 70s came forward to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and said Ndungu sexually assaulted her on three occasions beginning in November 2022.
The Church told KSAT Friday it still provides “pastoral care to the victim.”
“For many years, the Archdiocese of San Antonio has worked diligently to keep its personnel and Church members safe and has addressed the issue of clergy sexual abuse compassionately and comprehensively,” the statement continued.
Ndungu is still a priest with the Archdiocese of San Antonio. However, he is not assigned to any parishes at this time.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio also said it is pursuing laicization for Ndungu, which is the process of removing his titles and duties as a Catholic priest.
If convicted, Ndungu would have faced up to life in prison.
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