B.C. pastor charged with sexually assaulting children at Metro Vancouver church
A B.C. pastor is charged with sexually touching or assaulting children at a small Metro Vancouver church on at least six occasions.
Pastor Edwin Alvarez was arrested in Saanich on Jan. 4 after a close to year-long investigation into numerous allegations made against him. The New Westminster Police Department says it and the Saanich Police Department looked into sexual offences committed by Alvarez spanning between 2017 and 2021. Since his Jan. 4 arrest, Alvarez has been charged with three counts of sexual interference against children under the age of 16, and three counts of sexual assault.
The New Westminster Police Department says each of the offences occurred while Alvarez was a pastor at a small Metro Vancouver church. Black Press Media has asked the department to confirm the name of the church. It has also reached out to the Saanich Police Department for comment. The New West Police Department is encouraging anyone who has survived sexual assault to reach out to their local police department. If someone isn’t ready to go to police, they can contact the Emergency Sexual Assault Support Program at Cameray at 236-668-6687 or [email protected].
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