A former evangelical pastor accused of sexually assaulting two congregants — including a child as young as 5 — will remain in custody after he appeared in court Wednesday.

Jose Colindres, 64, is charged with five counts of sexual assault and three counts each of sexual interference and sexual exploitation.

Police allege the offences took place at various locations in Toronto from 2006 to 2011, while Colindres was the pastor of a group called the Evangelical Christian Congregation. The alleged victims, whose names are subject to a publication ban, are a woman and girl who were former congregants of the group.

The woman is now in her 40s and the girl is in her teens, according to police, who said they believe there could be more victims as they distributed Colindres’ mugshot in a news release Wednesday.

Later in the day, the former pastor briefly appeared before a judge in an Old City Hall courtroom. He sat in the prisoner’s box wearing khaki pants and a green polo shirt and shook his balding head slightly as the Crown lawyer detailed the allegations against him. His lawyer, Juan Lopez, withdrew a bail application and asked that the hearing be rescheduled for next Monday.

Four women and a man who came to see Colindres wept as he was escorted away in handcuffs after the hearing.

His lawyer declined to comment when approached by the Star.

The details of the allegations Colindres faces are also subject to a publication ban, which is routine for evidence presented during bail hearings.

Colindres is scheduled to appear in an Old City Hall courtroom again Monday at 10 a.m.