Months after he “categorically” denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a former parishioner and was released on bail, Alonzo Diego Fuller, the founding pastor of Journey Fort Worth Church in Texas, is now back in custody.
Tarrant County records show that Fuller has been in custody at the Green Bay City Jail since May 5 in connection with the same case.
Journey Fort Worth Church still lists Fuller as its pastor. When asked for comment on the situation Thursday, the church referred questions to Fuller’s attorney Brett Martin. Martin did not immediately respond to The Christian Post’s request for comment on Friday.
Court records cited by The Dallas Morning News said Fuller, now 40, was booked into the Tarrant County jail on Sept. 1, 2025, on a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault. The crime is alleged to have taken place in June 2025. He was released the same day on a $40,000 bond.
A statement from the Journey Fort Worth Church Board of Elders initially expressed support for their pastor.
“Journey Fort Worth Church has recently become aware of serious allegations made against our pulpit minister, Pastor Diego Fuller, by a former parishioner. Pastor Diego categorically denies these accusations of sexual assault and maintains they are entirely without merit,” the statement released on Sept. 3, 2025, said.
“Pastor Diego fully supports and welcomes a thorough investigation by the criminal justice system and looks forward to the opportunity to clear his name. He remains committed to transparency and truth as the legal process moves forward.”
At that time, the elders also stated that Fuller would continue preaching. Days later, Fuller announced he would step back partially from his pulpit out of respect for sexual assault survivors.
Fuller told his congregants that he was arrested on Aug. 31, 2025, during the church’s online service by a group of 20 law enforcement officers, including members of SWAT. He said after he was booked, he planned to tell the church before the arrest became public knowledge, but the news media beat him to it, and he had been crying over the scandal all week.
“Sorry I didn’t get a chance to tell you first. They sent it out fast, and I was like, boy, they be moving quick. This was shared hundreds … thousands of time [sic] on every news article,” he said of his mug shot, which he also shared with the church while quipping that “I still look good.”
While urging the church to support him and his family in prayer as they face the allegations, the Journey Fort Worth Church pastor admitted that he is a flawed human being trying to serve God, but maintains that he did not sexually assault anyone.
“If you’re looking for a perfect pastor, I am not your boy. I am human. I am flawed, and I’m still being shaped by God every single day,” he said. “But I will say again, the allegations made towards me in this case are absolutely not true.”
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