Johnathan Alvarado, One-Time Minister of Music at Eddie L. Long's Church, Facing Probe by DA for "Crimes Against Children"

Bishop Johnathan Alvarado, one-time minister of music at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, facing probe by DeKalb district attorney for "crimes against children.?

Another metro-Atlanta pastor is in the news for all the wrong reasons. According to WSB-TV, allegations of sexual abuse (as reported by 11 Alive News) against children have been leveled against Total Grace Christian Center senior pastor Bishop Johnathan Alvarado. Though the DeKalb district attorney's office won't divulge what those accusations are, they have assigned a case number to the probe, as well as an assistant district attorney and an investigator.

The case listing makes reference to possible "crimes against children". Two weeks ago, an anonymous tip regarding possible misconduct by the bishop led Philips to the church. In between his two visits, Eric Philips was in contact with the DeKalb County district attorney’s office. A spokesman for the office sent Philips a short statement Tuesday stating “We are aware of the allegations involving Johnathan Alvarado and are looking into the matters.”

According to the church’s website, Alvarado began Total Grace Christian Center in 1992 after serving as minister of music at several churches in metro Atlanta, including New Birth Missionary Baptist church in Lithonia where Bishop Eddie Long is pastor. The site states that the church has grown to 5,000 members with three local locations. Alvarado is married with three children. Source

It's ironic that Alvarado has some connections to the embattled Bishop Eddie L. Long, who was accused of sexual coercion by four young men who attended the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church -- Maurice Robinson, Anthony Flagg, Spencer LeGrande and Jamal Parris. It should be noted that Long had a deep connected to the disgraced late Bishop Earl Paulk. Let's see how this plays out in court. If true, he deserves to spend a long time in prison.