Children's Minister/ Accused Molester of 6 - Alberto Rodriguez - Madera (NW of Fresno) CA

A Madera County children's minister will face trial on charges that
he molested three of his foster children and two young neighbors. According
to a local TV station, a judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence
to send Alberto Rodriguez to trial on the charges. Rodriguez appeared in
court on Friday.Prosecutors say he repeatedly abused the girls,
who were under the age of 14, over a 20-year period. Prosecutors want to
combine the case with that of a sixth alleged victim.One of the
girls accuses Rodriguez of first touching her inappropriately inside the
Valley West Christian Center, where he worked as a children's minister.Rodriguez's
attorney says his client is not guilty. Rodriguez is being held on bail
of $1 million. He is scheduled to be back in court in two weeks.