Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Centro, Tabasco, Mexico · 2026

Mexico: Concilio Nacional de las Asambleas de Dios state leader convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl, thirty-two years

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

state-level leader, Concilio Nacional de las Asambleas de Dios, Tabasco

Organization

Concilio Nacional de las Asambleas de Dios, Tabasco (roughly 400,000 members, 800 pastors statewide)

Spiritual nexus

A denominational leader within Mexico's largest Pentecostal council used his standing inside the church structure to gain access to a child of the congregation.

Pastoral or clerical authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2026-07-03 · conviction

Tribunal de Juicio Oral, Poder Judicial del Estado de Tabasco. Rubén Guillén Altunar, a state-level leader of the Concilio Nacional de las Asambleas de Dios in Tabasco, was found guilty on 26 June 2026 and sentenced on 3 July 2026 by Judge Alejandra Sánchez May to 32 years in prison for pederastia (statutory rape) against an 11-year-old girl, identified by initials B.R.E., in an incident at a home in the ranchería La Lima, municipality of Centro, in March 2015. The court also ordered a fine and victim restitution.

Documented coercion mechanisms

denominational leadership authority over a congregation family
access through his standing within the Assemblies of God structure

Primary record

Sources

national newsmagazine court reporting sentencing report 'Condenan a 32 años de prisión a líder de la iglesia "Asambleas de Dios" por pederastia en Tabasco', Proceso, 14 jul. 2026.: National newsmagazine report naming the defendant, denominational role, judge, case number, and sentence.
official court record case listing Poder Judicial del Estado de Tabasco, Tribunal Superior de Justicia, transparency bulletin listing case 157/2025-M.: State judiciary's own transparency-portal listing corroborating the case number and outcome.

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