A pastor at an eastern Hillsborough County church has been arrested and charged with sexual assault.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, 52-year-old Juan Jose Gomez of Wimauma was taken into custody on Monday on a sex battery warrant from Manatee County.

Officials with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said they began investigating Gomez on July 21, after receiving information that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old male on July 4.

The incident took place at a hunting ranch in northern Manatee County, according to authorities, who also said Gomez and the victim know each other.

Gomez is a pastor at Iglesia De Dios Church in Wimauma.

Anyone with information on this case or possibly other incidents is asked to call the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011, ext. 1909.