KPTV
April 14, 2008
http://www.kptv.com/news/15882596/detail.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sergio Alvarizares will be appearing in court Wednesday to announce his acceptance of a plea deal in a sexual abuse case, the district attorney said.
The trial date was set for May 5 but by entering a guilty plea Alvarizares will forego a trial.
Alvarizares was the leader of Casa del Padre, a large congregation in Northeast Portland.
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Detectives were first called to the church when a fight broke out last year.
At that time, several women came forward to police saying they had been sexually abused by Alvarizares.
Alvarizares was originally facing charges of one count of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree attempted rape and 10 counts of first-degree sex abuse.
The DA refused to release details of the deal but it is expected that Alvarizares will plead to lesser charges in exchange for a reduced sentence as is typical in plea deals.
The DA said there were five victims named in the case.
Alvarizares is expected to be sentenced in early June.
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