Houston Pastor Gregorio Maldonado Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Inappropriately Touching Woman
Gregorio Maldonado, also called Jeremías Maldonado, pastor of the Casa de David MAAM church, has been sentenced to at least one yr in jail for inappropriately touching a girl in Houston, Texas.
The incident occurred in 2021 when Maldonado, a well known Honduran pastor dwelling within the United States, allegedly entered the lady’s room and started touching her inappropriately whereas she was sleeping. He additionally reportedly made the lady contact him.
The sufferer, who was a member of Maldonado’s church, waited two months earlier than reporting the incident to her father and submitting a grievance with the church. In an interview, Maldonado claimed he didn’t bear in mind the incident and blamed it on “Satan making him do it.”
During the trial, practically 100 church members led by Maldonado had been introduced in as witnesses. The lead prosecutor in Fort Bend County, Michelle Anderson, acknowledged that Maldonado abused his place of belief, and the sufferer needed to wait years for justice to be served.
Maldonado has been ordered to serve his sentence and will be unable to return to his church till his launch.