Update, 7:15 p.m.: This story was revised with new information from the Dallas Police Department.

Dallas police have issued an arrest warrant for an Oak Cliff priest previously accused of molesting three teenagers after a new accuser reached out to investigators.

Edmundo Paredes, the former longtime pastor at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, had been accused of sexually assaulting three teenage boys more than a decade ago and stealing from his parish. The Dallas Catholic Diocese, amid a worldwide sex-abuse crisis within the Catholic Church, made the allegations public in August.

Those victims didn't want to pursue criminal charges against the priest, said Dallas police spokeswoman Tamika Dameron, in an emailed statement. But, she said, the announcement prompted another victim to come forward.

The new alleged victim contacted the department's Child Exploitation Unit, which initiated a criminal investigation. That investigation then led to the arrest warrant for Paredes issued for the offense of sexual assault of a child, police said.

Paredes, 70, could not be reached for comment. He is believed to have fled the Dallas area last year, and his whereabouts are unknown. Dallas Catholic Diocese officials have said they thought he may have returned to his native Philippines.

Dallas County Sheriff's spokesman Raul Reyna said police obtained the warrant last week.

Police have a detective -- David Clark of the child exploitation unit -- assigned to investigate sex-abuse allegations with minors within the Catholic diocese.

The Paredes case and other allegations against clergy members across the world prompted the Dallas diocese to hold four town hall meetings meetings in October.

One of the meetings was at St. Cecilia’s, where about 200 people showed up to hear Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns speak. The next day, Burns announced that all Texas Catholic dioceses planned to release, by the end of January, the names of all clergy members “credibly accused” of sexual abuse of minors since 1950.

The Dallas Catholic Diocese has said Edmundo Paredes, 70,, the former longtime pastor at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, molested three boys while they were in their mid-teens between 10 and 20 years ago. (File photo)

Burns in September confirmed the diocese had reached a financial settlement with the three male accusers. The details of the settlements have remained confidential.

Church officials said they began investigating Paredes about two years ago after they discovered missing funds at St. Cecilia.

The diocese said they discovered the sexual abuse allegations against Paredes in February. Burns said the diocese forwarded the allegations to police, but by then church officials had lost touch with Paredes.