Des Moines pastor sentenced to probation for indecent exposure

By CNN Newsource

Published March 5, 2024 10:40 AM

By KCCI Staff

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines pastor accused of groping a parishioner will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to indecent exposure.

Court records show Jose Artero received two years’ probation and a suspended sentence on Monday. He was initially charged with sexual exploitation and assault.

Artero was the lead pastor at Palabra Viva Church in November 2022 when he went to a church member’s home to discuss a relationship problem. There, police alleged, he exposed himself and groped a woman.

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