2010年代,马里兰州一名教会教师因虐待4名儿童被判处20年徒刑。 A Maryland church teacher sentenced to 20 years for abusing four children in the 2010s.

2014年至2018年期间,德国城34岁的Ervin Alfaro-Lopez因在马里兰州Derwood担任教会教师期间对四名儿童进行性虐待,被判处至少20年监禁。 Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, of Germantown, has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for sexually abusing four children between 2014 and 2018 while working as a church teacher in Derwood, Maryland. 他对一项儿童性虐待指控和三项三级性犯罪指控认罪。 He pleaded guilty to one count of child sexual abuse and three counts of third-degree sex offense. 该法官判处55年徒刑,缓期执行35年,服满20年。 The judge imposed a 55-year sentence with 35 years suspended, requiring 20 years to be served. 获释后,他将被判处五年缓刑,必须登记为终身性犯罪者。 After release, he will be on five years of probation and must register as a sex offender for life. 2023年,一名14岁儿童报告说在6岁时受到虐待,结果又查明了另外3名受害者的身份,这便揭露了虐待现象。 The abuse came to light in 2023 when a 14-year-old reported being abused at age six, leading to the identification of three additional victims.