1987 Maciel sexually abused Jose Raul for the first time. He continues to sexually molest Jose Raul for more than a decade.
1989 Juan Vaca having left the priesthood, sent a personal letter to John Paul II, seeking dispensation from his clerical vows and included a history of Maciel’s sexual abuse of him and others and stated th at he considered his ordination to the priesthood invalid, as a consequence of Maciel’s coercive tactics and aggressive sexual acts.