CNA Staff, Aug 18, 2025 /
14:04 pm
Breaking his silence one month after facing several allegations, Catholic influencer Alex Jurado in a video message shared to his YouTube channel on Aug. 17 admitted to inappropriately messaging women.
On July 13, the Protestant website Protestia published a report alleging that “whistleblowers within the Catholic community” had revealed sexually explicit texts Jurado allegedly sent to an underage teenage girl when he was 20 years old. The site further alleged that Jurado had sent “sexually explicit messages” to several other women.
In his video message, Jurado denied the accusations regarding the inappropriate sexual relationship with an underage teenage girl saying: “This is not true. This is false.”
He explained further that law enforcement has been actively involved in an investigation related to these claims and that the investigation is ongoing.
Jurado then addressed the claims made regarding the sexually explicit messages sent to multiple other women — those of whom were not underage.
“As the public saw, I, on multiple occasions, fell into sin and gave into the desires of my flesh. And I regret to say that that is indeed true. I did fall into the sin of lust,” Jurado admitted.
He added: “I really regret to say that in these moments of weakness, I led others into sin. And of course that’s wrong, of course that is repulsive, and it’s something that I am guilty of.”
The content creator went on to apologize to those women involved as well as all those who read the leaked messages “and were rightly disgusted by them because they were disgusting.”
“I’m going to have to spend the rest of my life in prayer and in penance to make reparation for all of the damage I’ve caused because I’ve caused a lot of damage,” he said.
On July 16, Jurado was barred from public events in his local Church amid the ongoing investigation.
Bishop Artur Bubnevych of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix issued a statement to the clergy of his eparchy stating that Jurado, “a regular attendee at one of our parishes,” is prohibited from “any activity or involvement … occurring in any facilities of or events being sponsored by the Eparchy of Phoenix until further notice.”
“We will cooperate fully with any authorized investigations which may occur in this matter,” the bishop wrote in his statement, a copy of which was obtained by CNA.
Jurado began his Voice of Reason social media ministry in 2023. The influencer has over half a million followers across his social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
His content is primarily apologetical, sharing and defending the faith and engaging with other non-Catholic points of view. As a Byzantine Catholic, he also promotes the Eastern rites of the Catholic Church.
Francesca is a staff reporter for Catholic News Agency. She received her degree in Communications with an emphasis in Digital Media from the University of Colorado – Denver. She is also in charge of the social media for Catholic News Agency.
