The District Attorney of the Municipality of Higuey has ordered the arrest of two priests and one deacon involved in the child molestation case at the Ciudad de Ninos San Francisco Javier care center, located in San Rafael del Yuma, after the Court of Appeals revoked the case dismissal in their favor. Listin Diario reports that those arrested are priests Cirilo Nunez and Ramon Betances and the deacon Rigoberto Gonzalez Pandial. They were taken to separate cells in the local prison. DA Lucas Perez said that after mediation and coordination with Bishop Nicanor Pena Rodriguez, the three showed up just before 10:00 am and were taken into custody, in compliance with the ruling by the San Pedro de Macoris Court of Appeals. The priests stated that they are interested in the case being solved in a legal manner and denied being involved in the molestation of children or of ever having that intention. The DA confirmed that the accused are receiving the treatment established in the Concordat that regulates the relations between the Dominican state and the Catholic Church. This agreement establishes that priests cannot be detained in a cell together with other prisoners in the case of being involved in a felony.