RACINE (WI)
WISN 12 - ABC [Milwaukee WI]
January 13, 2025
By Amy Fleury
Jury found him guilty of attempted sexual exploitation by a therapist and child enticement
A former Racine pastor convicted of child enticement was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison.
Prosecutors argued Bernabe Leon-Alvarez used his position of power to inappropriately touch two teenage girls while he worked at a Racine church that is now closed.
A jury found him guilty of attempted sexual exploitation by a therapist and child enticement.
One of the victims spoke in court Monday.
“All I know is that what happened that day in the basement will forever be engrained in my mind and he will never know how he affected my life afterwards,” she said.
“The only thing I can say is that I’m sorry, and I feel a lot for you,” said Leon-Alvarez, through a Spanish translator.
Leon-Alvarez is in the United States illegally.
His attorney said Leon-Alvarez was to be placed in immigration custody after the sentencing.