Prosecutor: Former Red Bank Church Pastor Charged with Repeated Aggravated Sexual Assault of Juvenile Parishioner

A former Red Bank church pastor has been arrested and charged with the repeated aggravated sexual assault of a juvenile parishioner, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

Enrique Molina, 50, has been charged with: two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, one count of third-degree attempted aggravated criminal sexual contact, one count of third-degree hindering apprehension, and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.

An investigation into Molina’s activities was recently initiated when a report was received by the Red Bank Police Department. Police in Red bank then coordinated with members of the Eatontown, Neptune Township, and Ocean Township police departments and the Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau in an investigation.

The investigation determined that Molina met the victim at his church —Iglesia Pentecostal Nuevo Remanente, formerly located on Monmouth Street in Red Bank — and his criminal sexual activity began approximately seven years ago, when she was 14, then continued for more than three years, with sex crimes taking place in four Monmouth County municipalities.

Molina was taken into custody last week and held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) pending future proceedings to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court.

Anyone with information about Molina’s activities is being urged to contact MCPO Detective Jason Apaza at 800-533-7443, Eatontown Police Department Detective Jorge Gonzalez at 732-389-7628, or Ocean Township Police Department Detective Michael Legg at 732-531-1800.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office