CALIFORNIA
ABC 7
By Melissa MacBride and ABC7.com staff
April 18, 2018
COVINA, Calif. (KABC) — A Glendale pastor charged with committing a lewd act on a child at a Covina hotel is back behind bars, the Los Angeles County district attorney said Wednesday.
Douglas Rivera, 40, was charged with three counts: lewd act upon a child, first-degree burglary and indecent exposure. He was arraigned in a Pomona courthouse, where the district attorney added a special enhancement, alleging the burglary was committed in order to commit lewd conduct or a sexual crime.
According to police, Rivera was caught on surveillance video lurking outside of a hotel room in Covina, touching himself and watching two young girls alone inside a room. Investigators described the girls as being between the ages of 10 and 12.
Rivera is then said to have forced his way into the room, assaulted one of the minors and fled in his truck, authorities said.
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