A former Cobb County church volunteer jailed on child molestation charges now faces additional allegations, jail records show.
Cesar Pastrana, 25, of Kennesaw, was charged Monday with three counts of sodomy and an additional charge of molestation, according to Cobb County Jail records.
The latest charges are in addition to the two counts each of aggravated child molestation and child molestation, all felonies, that Pastrana already faces. Pastrana allegedly had inappropriate contact with students while volunteering at NorthStar Church in Acworth, police have said.
At the time of his arrest, Pastrana allegedly had touched a juvenile at a Feb. 3 lock-in held at a private home in Acworth, Sgt. Dana Pierce with Cobb County Police said. Investigators also discovered that two other juveniles were victimized at a private residence in late December 2010 to early January 2011 in unincorporated Cobb County, Pierce said.
Pastrana allegedly also physically injured a 14-year-old boy while molesting him last fall, according to an arrest warrant obtained by the AJC. The warrant said the crime occurred at an address that corresponds to Pastrana's Spangle Court home.
Two years ago, Pastrana was banned from volunteering at Barber Middle School, said police, who declined along with school officials to discuss the circumstances surrounding the school's actions.
Monday night, Pastrana remained in the Cobb jail, where he was being held without bond.
Anyone with information about possible crimes involving Pastrana is asked to contact either Cobb County or Acworth police.
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