Stockton pastor arrested on suspicion of molesting children at Tulare County church in ’90s
A pastor who served at a church in Tulare County in the 1990s was arrested Thursday on child molestation charges.
Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office arrested 68-year-old Gustavo Gonzalez Zamora of Lodi on numerous charges. He was booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility.
The incidents occurred between 1994 and 2000 while Zamora was a pastor at the Apostolic Assembly Church in Lindsay, according to the sheriff’s office.
Detectives started the investigation in February after several adult victims came forward about alleged abuse by Zamora when they were children, the sheriff’s office said. The alleged incidents occurred at the church and other locations within Tulare County.
Zamora “abruptly left the church in 2000,” the sheriff’s office said, then moved to Lodi and was still a pastor in Stockton.
Detectives believe additional victims have yet to be identified and encourage anyone with information to contact detective Eli Venegas or Sgt. Jesse Cox at 559-733-6218 or anonymous by calling or texting 559-725-4194 or through email at tcso@tipnow.com.
