Council Bluffs pastor arrested in child sexual assault case
COUNCIL BLUFFS - Omaha police believe a church pastor based in Council Bluffs sexually assaulted two little girls.
44-year old Emanuel Rodriguez is in custody at a jail in Minnesota. Omaha Police say Rodriguez's alleged crimes date back to 2016.
Rodriguez is listed as a pastor at Calvary Assembly of God Church in Council Bluffs.
According to court documents, Omaha police learned of the allegations last week. Two young girls and their mothers approached advocates at Project Harmony to report the alleged assaults.
Investigators said the victims told them Rodriguez would place his hands on them while he and the child were under blankets. The victims also told investigators Rodriguez allegedly sexually assaulted them inside two of his former homes in Omaha.
As for the reason why Rodriguez was in Minnesota, he belongs to a Christian rock band that was scheduled to perform at a music festival near Duluth on Saturday.