A pastor at a Baptist Church in New Haven was allowed to continue
leading his church for five years while on the state sex offender
registry after a child-molestation conviction, letters from church
officials and state court records show.
It was only after his
second arrest — in 2014 on child pornography charges — that Eli
Echevarria stepped down from leading El Calvario Baptist Church,
according to the letters and court records.
Church leaders, who operate independently of the central Baptist
governing authority in Connecticut, have not responded to multiple
requests for comment. Echevarria is serving a two-year prison sentence
Baptist Church Was Led By Sex Offender For Years - Hartford Courant
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