A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, of Germantown, to 55 years in prison, with all but 20 years suspended, after he pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and three counts of third-degree sex offense.
The offenses involved four young children between 2014 and 2018 while he was employed as a teacher at a church in Derwood, and he will be required to register as a sex offender for life following his release and probation.
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “Alfaro-Lopez pleaded guilty in February to one count of sexual abuse of a minor and three counts of third-degree sex offense. The charges stem from crimes against four young children during the time span of 2014-2018, when the defendant was employed as a teacher at a church located in the 15700 block of Crabbs Branch Way in Derwood.
Once released from the Department of Corrections, Alfaro-Lopez will be on five years of probation with COMET supervision (Collaborative Offender Management/Enforced Treatment). He will be required to register as a sex offender for life. Assistant State’s Attorney Lauren Fetsch prosecuted this matter.”
