California Pastor Arrested On Eight Child Sex Charges

The watchdog site Church Leaders reports:

A Southern California pastor has been arrested and charged with multiple counts related to alleged child sexual abuse of at least two female victims. Jose Alcides Vasquez, 47, was arrested at his home in Menifee, California, on Sept. 5.

Vasquez faces eight charges, including one count of lewd and lascivious behavior with a victim younger than 14, one count of aggravated sexual assault of a minor younger than 14, two counts of sodomy of a victim younger than 10, one count of oral copulation with a victim younger than 16, and two counts of oral copulation with a victim younger than 10.

According to police, Vasquez has served as a pastor or volunteer at several churches in the region known as the Inland Empire, most recently as head pastor of the Menifee location of Iglesia De Cristo Camino De Santidad.

Read the full article. The church named above has locations in California, Texas, Oregon, and other states.

Church pastor in Southern California arrested for sexual assault of minors.

Jose Alcides Vasquez, 47.

Served as the head pastor at Camino De Santidad Church in Menifee.https://t.co/1RdUwTI8t9

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