A shocking case has emerged in Maryland as authorities arrested Ervin Jeovany Alfaro Lopez, 33, a teacher accused of sexually abusing minors as young as 6 years old. This horrific ordeal unfolded between 2016 and 2018 at the Elim Gaithersburg Church, where Lopez was employed.

According to court documents, Lopez took advantage of his position, exploiting moments of prayer and movie watching to commit these heinous acts. He even admitted his actions to his pastor, brushing it off as an internal matter. The gravity of these accusations cannot be understated.

Lopez’s immigration status has also come to light. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that he is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who had been deported not once, but twice. Despite being ordered to leave the US, Lopez shamelessly re-entered the country illegally, WUSA9 reports.

ICE outlined a disturbing timeline of Lopez’s repeated encounters with law enforcement, highlighting a blatant disregard for immigration laws. Currently, Lopez remains incarcerated without bond at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, facing the consequences of his

ICE said in a statement: “He was arrested by US Border Patrol (USBP) in near Lake Charles, Louisiana, on March 23, 2015, after having unlawfully entered the United States and was issued a Notice to Appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge. Alfaro Lopez was released on $7,500.00 bond on April 1, 2015, and ordered to report to the [Enforcement and Removal Operations] Baltimore field office.”

“ERO Baltimore arrested Alfaro Lopez on Jan. 23, 2019. The DOJ immigration judge granted Alfaro Lopez a voluntary departure from the US within 60 days of April 16, 2019,” said ICE. “He left the US on April 30, 2019.”

The Post Millennial reports: After being deported in 2019, Lopez illegally re-entered the US. He was apprehended again on March 9, 2020 in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. He was deported back to El Salvador on March 24, 2020.

ICE said it’s unclear when he illegally returned to the US after the March 2020 deportation.