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UPDATE::  Pastor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Sexual Assault of Child

A Glendale pastor who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl in a Covina hotel room was sentenced Monday to six years in prison.

Douglas Rivera, 41, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to Deputy District Attorney Michelle Graves. He was sentenced immediately after entering a no contest plea to a felony count of committing a lewd act on a child, she said.

UPDATE::  Glendale Pastor Accused of Sexually Assaulting Preteen Pleads Not Guilty

A pastor from a Glendale church pleaded not guilty Wednesday to committing a lewd act on an 11-year-old girl, who was visiting from China, in a Covina hotel room.

Douglas Rivera, 40, of Baldwin Park, is charged with one felony count each of a lewd act on a child and first-degree burglary with a person present, along with a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure.

He could face up to 15 years to life in state prison and lifetime sex offender registration if convicted as charged, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Police are searching for Douglas Rivera of Baldwin Park, California, who allegedly forced his way into a young girl’s hotel room and sexually assaulted her.

Rivera, a 40-year-old pastor, was seen on security cameras driving through the Vanllee Hotel and Suites parking lot – located in Covina which is east of Downtown Los Angeles – before stopping outside a lit room with drapes open, according to the Covina Police Department.

Two underage girls, who are between the ages of 10 and 12, were inside of the hotel room when Rivera pulled up in his Dodge Ram truck and masturbated while watching them through the window, police said.

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More information here:: Pastor Sought in Sexual Assault of Girl at Covina Hotel Says He Was in ‘Wrong Place at the Wrong Time’

Rivera, 40, worked as a pastor at God's Gypsy Christian Church in Glendale, a video posted on the parish's website shows. He's also listed as a pastor on the site's contact page.

In an Instagram clip posted online Friday, Rivera addressed the camera and denied allegations, saying he was simply at the "wrong place at the wrong time."

"I did not do nothing wrong. Something happened in that hotel, and that's the simple answer," Rivera said in the video. He added that he planned to go to the authorities on Wednesday with a lawyer.

"I love you Los Angeles," Rivera said. "Please keep me in prayer."

Covina police said as of Friday, Rivera has not contacted detectives.