HomeFeaturedYouth Pastor Brett Bymaster Arrested for Alleged for Sexual Assault of a...

Youth Pastor Brett Bymaster Arrested for Alleged for Sexual Assault of a Minor

Police say Brett Bymaster was a youth pastor volunteering at afterschool programs.

San Jose Police Department Press Release Re: Brett Bymaster Arrest

River Church Community Youth Pastor Brett Bymaster Arrested for Alleged for Sexual Assault of a Minor.

Youth Pastor Brett Bymaster Arrested for Alleged for Sexual Assault of a Minor. Credit SJPD

In January of 2024, Detectives from the San Jose Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)/Child Exploitation Detail (CED) Task Force began an investigation into a report of a sexual assault of a minor that began in 2014.

During the course of the investigation, an adult female survivor disclosed that an adult male suspect sexually assaulted her multiple times between 2014 and 2018 when she was a minor. Detectives identified the suspect as Brett Bymaster. Suspect Bymaster was a youth pastor at the River Church Community during the time of the incident. He was also volunteering at afterschool programs outside of the church.

On April 11, 2024, Detectives located and arrested suspect Bymaster in the city of Manteca. The suspect was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for sexual assault of a minor.

Anyone with information about this case or similar cases is asked to contact Detective Camarillo #4576 of the San José Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force via email: [email protected] or 408-273-2959.

Submit crime tips and remain anonymous by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org. If the information you submit leads to an arrest, you are eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program.

Source: San Jose Police Department

Click here for more dramatic crime stories.

RELATED ARTICLES

Leave a Reply