East Bay pastor arrested for alleged sex abuse against teen

Updated December 3, 2023 9:35am PST

East Bay pastor arrested for sex crimes against teen

An East Bay pastor is now in jail after police in Richmond say he sexually abused a young member of his church.

RICHMOND, Calif. - An East Bay pastor is now in jail after police in Richmond say he sexually abused a young member of his church.

Officers arrested 53-year-old Victor Hernandez Pineda. He works as a pastor at Iglesia Pentecostes Movimiento de Gloria, a Spanish-language church in Richmond.

Police say he was arrested on suspicion of sex crimes against a teenage girl who went to his church.

The Mercury News reports Hernandez is being held on $7 million bail.