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Local Church Personnel Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child

Luis Escobar, 59 (left) Alvaro Jimenez, 71 (right)
Luis Escobar, 59 (left) Alvaro Jimenez, 71 (right). | Image by Carrollton Police Department

Carrollton Police arrested 59-year-old Luis Escobar and 71-year-old Alvaro Jimenez on Tuesday, February 8 for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2018.

Both men worked and lived at Ministerios Bethania USA, a church in Carrollton located off of Belt Line Road.

Escobar was a teacher who taught virtual church classes for adults, and Jimenez was an office assistant who handled several administrative tasks.

The victim, a minor at the time of the alleged sexual assault, is now 18. She reported the incident to a counselor in September 2021.

According to police, she had met the suspects through the church, but the alleged assault had not occurred on church property.

Investigators established probable cause and arrested the two men on February 8 without incident.

Escobar and Jimenez both face three charges of aggravated sexual assault with a minor. Both men were booked into the Carrollton City Jail on Tuesday and transferred to Dallas County Jail on Wednesday, and are awaiting a bond hearing.

Anyone who has information regarding this case or additional crimes committed by these men is asked to contact the Carrollton Police Department at 972-466-3324.

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