church scandal

Sexual abuse and betrayal in a California church, the case of Pastor Hernandez-Pineda Pastor Victor Hernandez-Pineda, 53, is currently being held on $10 million bail after being arrested on sexual abuse charges brought against him by four victims, who reported the crimes to authorities. Pleading not guilty to 16 counts, including forcible rape of children under 14 and lewd acts, Hernandez-Pineda is the pastor of Iglesia Pentecostes Momiento De Gloria Church in Richmond, California. The affair broke out when Pablo Cifuentes, a high-ranking member of the church, discovered that his own daughter Karen had been the victim of the pastor's abuse. Karen, 21, revealed that Hernandez-Pineda sexually assaulted her multiple times...