A former teacher at a Derwood church pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually abusing a minor and three counts of third-degree sexoffense, according to Montgomery County Circuit Court records.
Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, of Germantown, faces up to 55 years in prison. He entered the plea before Judge Margaret Schweitzer.
The charges stem from a May 2023 report in which a victim accused Alfaro-Lopez of sexually assaulting her when he was her teacher at a church on the 15700 block of Crabbs Branch Way in Derwood.
Following the initial complaint, three other victims came forward. Investigators determined the offenses occurred between 2016 and 2018, when the victims were between 6 and 12 years old.
Alfaro-Lopez was arrested on March 11, 2024, after an investigation by the Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division.
State’s Attorneys John Grochowski and Lauren Fetsch are prosecuting the case.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 28, 2025.
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