Pastor sexually assaulted and trafficked women and children of his Oklahoma church

An Oklahoma pastor claimed to be a part of the notorious MS-13 criminal gang in order to coerce members of his flock to work for him without pay.

Elmer Baca Flores, 41, told his church members to quit their jobs and work for him, according to a post from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

‘As parents, we have to be hypervigilant about protecting them. Ninety percent of the time, children are abused by someone they know, love, and trust.’

Officers interviewed several people who said their family members had gone to church and didn’t come back home. Flores used his influence as a spiritual leader to coerce the members to leave their families.

The scheme was first reported after a family told police their daughter had been sexually