Los Angeles County, CA – Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau are asking for the public’s help today as they search for additional potential victims connected to a sexual assault investigation involving 68-year-old Quintilo Sagrero, who served as pastor of the Templo Pentecostal El Camino Church in Compton.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the reported assaults occurred on October 7, 2025, while Sagrero was working as pastor at the church on the 1500 block of East Alondra Boulevard. Deputies arrested him on November 6, 2025, and he is currently being held on $200,000 bail.
On November 7, 2025, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and filed two felony counts of Lewd Acts Upon a Child, listed under PC 288(a). Detectives say the nature of the allegations suggests there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward.
According to investigators, anyone who may have interacted with Sagrero, or anyone who believes they or someone they know may have been a victim, is urged to contact the Special Victims Bureau. Officials emphasized that tips can be made anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
The Special Victims Bureau handles cases involving child sexual abuse, felony sexual assault, and crimes involving vulnerable adult victims. Detectives say gathering information quickly is critical to determining whether more individuals may have been affected.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department – Special Victims Bureau at (877) 710-5273. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling (800) 222-TIPS, texting TIPLA to CRIMES (274637), or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.
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