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Kentucky pastor sentenced to prison for sexually abusing teen church member

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2026-03-11 23:39:49
Description: Jose Luis Lopez-Hernandez

A Covington, Kentucky, pastor was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl who attended his congregation, the Ministerio Jesus Liberta Church.

Despite having already been in jail for 862 days — longer than the sentence required — Jose Luis Lopez-Hernandez, 52, is not a free man. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a detainer on him, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Kenton County Circuit Judge Kate Molloy sentenced Lopez-Hernandez on March 9 after he pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse, admitting to forcing sexual contact on the girl.

 

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