AN ORDAINED MINISTER FOR THE APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY CHURCH IS NOW IN FEDERAL CUSTODY. STEPHEN MENDOZA ARRELLANO OF LAS CRUCES IS ACCUSED OF CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND PORNOGRAPHY . HE’S 30 YEARS OLD AND SERVES AS THE CHURCH’S DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO YOUTH PRESIDENT.
IT’S ALLEGED THAT ARRELLANO, WHO WAS ARRESTED ON OCTOBER 6TH, TRAVELED FROM LAS CRUCES TO EL PASO TO HAVE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A 15 YEAR OLD VICTIM WHO ALSO ATTENDED THE SAME CHURCH AS ARRELLANO. HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VICTIM EXTENDED FROM MAY TO AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
