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From Maryland’s Montgomery County prosecutors:
Today, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the Honorable Margaret Schweitzer, the defendant Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, of Germantown, pleaded guilty to one count of sex abuse of a minor and three counts of third-degree sex offense.
Alfaro-Lopez faces up to 55 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 28, 2025.
In May of 2023, a victim reported being sexually assaulted by Alfaro-Lopez when he was her teacher at a church located in the 15700 block of Crabbs Branch Way in Derwood.
Following the initial complaint, three additional victims came forward. Each of the offenses occurred between 2016 and 2018. The victims were between the ages of six and 12 years old at the time the offenses occurred.
Alfaro Lopez was arrested on March 11, 2024, following an investigation by the Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division.
Assistant State’s Attorneys John Grochowski and Lauren Fetsch are prosecuting this case on behalf of the State.
The Christian Post reports:
One child’s mother told police in an interview that she “found out about the alleged abuse of [her daughter] by Alfaro Lopez” in late summer 2023. She confirmed that Alfaro-Lopez told her husband that he had sexually abused their daughter’s best friend.
Police later identified two sisters who alleged that Alfaro-Lopez had also touched them inappropriately over and under their clothes during a class, while other students were praying with their eyes closed. Their father reportedly told police that Alfaro-Lopez had abused his daughters and the church had disciplined him for his behavior.
“[The victims’] father advised that his daughters had previously told him of the abuse, that he had gone to the church Pastor and told him what had happened, and that the incident had been handled inside the church,” the charging documents said.
“Handled inside the church.”
Church teacher who molested girls in class as students prayed, pleads guilty https://t.co/sfk6CURjzi
— The Christian Post (@ChristianPost) February 13, 2025