October 17, 2009
Pastor Pleads Guilty In Child Sex Abuse Case
EDINBURG -- A Donna pastor pleaded guilty Friday to four counts of sexually assaulting a child. A state district court judge sentenced Tomas Gonzales, 61, to 15 years in prison as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Police originally charged Gonzales with 18 counts of sexual assault and indecency with a child after several relatives came forward alleging he had abused the boy. Gonzales had worked as a pastor with the Templo Nueva Vida Church in Donna.Click Here For The Full Story......
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Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sex Assault Charges
HIDALGO COUNTY -- A Donna pastor will be spending the next 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to sexual assault charges. Tomas Gonzales agreed to plead guilty to three counts. The 61-year-old was facing charges of sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. The allegations against Gonzales first surfaced last summer. Police say all of the victims are relatives of the minister.