A Central Florida pastor has been rearrested, for the second time this year, on sexual battery charges.

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Yersson Solarte, 33, is now facing an additional five charges in Volusia County for sexual assault.

Solarte was arrested earlier this year on May 7 by members of the Prince William County Police Department in Virginia. He was transported to John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida.

Solarte will make his first appearance in front of a judge Friday morning.

Background

Sanford police say Solarte was accused of sexually touching and assaulting two underage girls at church.

On April 10, 2025, police said they received a report of an inappropriate relationship between Solarte and the two underage victims.

These incidents occurred a

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