On September 8th, 2024, Riverside Police Department detectives arrested 51 year old Juan Barrios for sexually assaulting two brothers between 2009 - 2015. Barrios was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for these crimes.
In May, one of the victims reported the sexual abuse to authorities, stating the abuse started when he was 9 years old and continued until he was in his mid-teens. Barrios, the family's church pastor (Iglesia de Dio Israelita in the city of Fullterton), was also accused of sexually abusing the victim's younger brother, who reported the incident shortly after.
Barrios is currently free on $500,000 bail.
Anyone with information regarding the case or believes they are a victim of Barrios are urged to contact Officer Kimberly Coronado at 951-353-7949 or by email at KCoronado@RiversideCA.gov, or contact Detective Christian Wilcox at 951-353-7133 or by email at CWilcox@RiversideCA.gov
