Salem Pastor Gets 37 Years in Prison for Raping Child

KATU
March 2, 2017

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Mauricio Aguilera-Garcia (KATU News photo)

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A Salem pastor has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl.

Mauricio Aguilera-Garcia, 55, was arrested last summer on charges of rape, sodomy and unlawful sexual penetration charges.

Marion County Sheriff's deputies say he met his victim at his church, Our Father's House. That church rents space from the Solid Rock Community Church on Ward Drive NE in Salem.

Aguilera-Garcia was barely a day into his trial this week when he entered guilty pleas. The jury had heard emotional testimony from his victim, who is now an adult.

Additionally, Aguilera-Garcia was convicted of sex abuse in 1985 but was never listed as a registered sex offender.

"In 1989, the Sex Offender Registry was enacted. So he was convicted prior to that law being enacted, therefore he wasn't required to register as a sex offender," Lt. Chris Baldridge with Marion County Sheriff's Office said.