Youth Pastor Convicted After Church Cover-Up | Colorado Springs News

A shocking betrayal of trust: Joshua Lucero, son of Word Alive Church’s lead pastor, sentenced to 13 years to life for a pattern of child sex assault he admitted to years ago. Despite knowing about the abuse and having unsupervised access to teens through his youth ministry role, church leadership chose to handle it internally—until victims came forward. Three board members resigned in protest. The case stalled until 2024, when the victim finally spoke out. Lucero surrendered and was convicted by jury. DA calls it a devastating failure of safety, while the church insists it remains committed to protecting children. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2e9621afb254623b