Trial underway for church employee of 2 Northeast Ohio parishes facing sex charges

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The jury trial for an employee of two Northeast Ohio Catholic Churches accused of sex crimes, began Monday in front of Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge William Vodrey.

Andres 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 2/25/2013 through 2/24/2018.

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):