Charged Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras · 2026

Denis Javier Erazo Cruz: trial over alleged abuse and domestic servitude after pastoral placement

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Record class

Context only

Evidence status

Charged

Authority role

evangelical pastor, church leader who offered care to a child living near his congregation

Organization

unnamed evangelical church in Yoro

Archive classification

This is the archive's application of its published inclusion test. The cited record appears below.

This record is retained as context. The cited evidence documents pastoral trust, placement in a pastor's household, domestic servitude, confinement, and alleged repeated sexual violence, but does not establish that spiritual doctrine, practice, or authority materially enabled the harm. The relevant recorded role is evangelical pastor and church leader who offered care to a child living near his congregation.

Pastoral or clerical authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2025-08-21 · arrest and charging

Honduran criminal court. Prosecutors charged Erazo Cruz with continuous qualified sexual assaults, continuous qualified rape and trafficking for servitude after his arrest.
2026-06-26 · closed trial at final arguments

Trial Court of El Progreso, Chamber II, Honduras. The prosecution and defense completed final arguments after a closed trial. Erazo Cruz denied the allegations. A verdict was scheduled for June 30, but the initial July 16 review did not locate a published result.

Documented coercion mechanisms

pastoral trust
placement in a pastor's household
domestic servitude
confinement
alleged repeated sexual violence

Cited record

Sources

prosecuting authority charging report Ministerio Público de Honduras, 'ATIC detiene a pastor evangélico que presuntamente abusó sexualmente de una niña a la que mantenían encerrada' (Aug. 21, 2025).: The official prosecution release records the arrest, alleged offenses and claim that the pastor and his wife obtained custody by offering support, then imposed household labor and confinement.
court reporting trial status Tu Nota, '"Soy inocente": pastor evangélico acusado de crimen contra menor' (June 26, 2026).: Contemporaneous trial reporting records the charges, evidence categories, defendant's denial, completion of final arguments and scheduled verdict. No result was published in the sources located by July 16.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.mp.hn/publicaciones/atic-detiene-a-pastor-evangelico-que-presuntamente-abuso-sexualmente-de-una-nina-a-la-que-mantenian-encerrada/ Corpus classification: prosecuting-authority; evidentiary role: charging-report. SHA-256 0fb18b3d72cd44774d5d852fc445fbe515d7fd8881a807f51492119224011625
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.tunota.com/honduras-hoy/soy-inocente-pastor-evangelico-crimen-el-progreso-2026-06-26 Corpus classification: court-reporting; evidentiary role: trial-status. SHA-256 f6a0cece0b7c3a4bd9da9a15d30e098a9445ef0bace1268f20e1aaef8088834c
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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