Pastor Arrested on Sex Charges Now Wanted for Fraud

By Jason Wheeler
13 News
July 13, 2012

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Pastor Angel Perez-Nieves is facing fraud charges after he is accused of using a parishioner's personal information to open up an account with an alarm company.

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He’s out on bond, accused of a sexual assault on a teenage church member -- but now a church pastor is wanted for fraud.

Kissimmee investigators said Angel Perez-Nieves forged another church member’s signature. However, the Pentecostal church pastor is no stranger to the criminal justice system.

In May, a teen boy accused the pastor of sexual assault. Perez-Nieves was arrested and eventually bonded out of jail. Now, Kissimmee police are looking for him on a fraud charge.

Police said Perez-Nieves would ask members at the church for their names, dates of birth and social security numbers, telling parishioners it was for “state recording.” He’s accused of using that information from one woman to set up an account with an alarm company -- even going as far as forging her signature.

The victim got a call from the company about a past due notice and that’s when the alleged fraud came to light.

Neighbors of the pastor said it’s hard to believe the charge.

“I don’t believe that he actually did it because people come to his house to pray and everything else,” said neighbor Ivan Jordan.

A police spokesperson told News 13 the rule of thumb is simple: never give out your personal information and question the motives whenever someone is seeking all that info.

Perez-Nieves’ attorney told News 13 he would not comment on the case until later Friday. We’ve checked with Osceola County and the pastor has yet to turn himself in.

Kissimmee Police said that Perez-Nieves has two options. He can either turn himself into authorities at any police agency or he will eventually be picked up by law enforcement.