( CNN ) -- U.S. authorities Tuesday arrested a Roman Catholic priest in Puerto Rico on charges he sexually abused an altar boy . U.S . Homeland Security agents arrested Israel Berrios Berrios , 58 , at his residence in the Puerto Rican town of Naranjito . The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory . ICE press release on arrest . At a press conference after the arrest , Angel Melendez , a Puerto Rico-based special agent for Homeland Security Investigations , part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency , alleged that Berrios was able to sexually abuse the minor after gaining the trust of the boy 's mother over several years . By 2008 , Berrios `` was already considered part of ( the alleged victim 's ) family , '' Melendez said . `` He convinced the ( alleged victim 's ) mother to give the young man permission to go on a cruise to the Bahamas , '' on which Berrios shared a cabin with the boy , Melendez said . According to the federal indictment obtained by CNN , Berrios used a car connected to the local San Jose parish to transport the alleged victim knowing the young man `` would engage in a commercial sex act . '' The indictment includes four charges : two counts of sex trafficking of children and another two counts of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in prostitution and criminal sexual activity . Two of the charges stem from the alleged trip to Bahamas . Agent Melendez also said the alleged abuse happened in 2007 , when the alleged victim was 14 years old . The minor was serving as altar boy at San Jose 's Church in the Puerto Rican town of Aibonito . Berrios was the parish priest and also a director at a Catholic school there . As he was led by federal agents into a detention center in San Juan , the capital of Puerto Rico , Berrios told a reporter from WAPA , a CNN affiliate , that his conscience is clear . `` I 'm very much at peace . Our Lord Jesus lived moments like this and I believe that even though my hands and feet are shackled , there are other people who are prisoners of their own conscience . That 's what I can tell you , '' Berrios said . Monsignor Ruben Gonzalez , bishop of the Caguas Diocese , suspended Berrios last year when the allegations first surfaced , but the priest has yet to be expelled . `` I confronted the facts and called the priest and asked him if it was true what was being said . He admitted it and asked for forgiveness for the situation , '' Gonzalez said . This is the first time U.S. federal authorities have prosecuted a priest in a pedophilia case in Puerto Rico . Gonzalez said he fears there are other victims . `` It might be entirely possible that now that the name of this priest has been made public other people will step forward . I urge them , with humility , if there are other victims , to speak up , '' Gonzalez said . If convicted , Berrios faces 10 years to life in prison . CNN en Espanol 's Dania Alexandrino contributed to this report .
Israel Berrios Berrios , 58 , arrested in Puerto Rico . Berrios allegedly gained mother 's trust before allegedly abusing 14-year-old boy . Berrios : `` I am very much at peace ''