Texas deputy sexually assaulted undocumented immigrant's child, sheriff says

Source: nbc




"The details of the case are quite frankly heartbreaking, disturbing, disgusting and infuriating all at the same time."

by Erik Ortiz / Jun.18.2018 / 9:03 AM ET / Updated 9:11 AM ET

A Texas sheriff's deputy was being held Monday on a charge of "super aggravated sexual assault" of a 4-year-old girl after authorities say her mother, an undocumented immigrant, was being blackmailed to stay silent about the abuse — or face deportation.

Jose Nunez, a 47-year-old detention officer with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, was arrested early Sunday while he was off-duty after the mother took her daughter to a local fire station for help, officials said at a news conference.


"The details of the case are quite frankly heartbreaking, disturbing, disgusting and infuriating all at the same time," said Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.



The girl had been suffering from physical pain and "made an outcry," which prompted her mother to go to the fire station, Salazar said. He added that Nunez has "familial ties" to the woman and her daughter, although their exact relationship is unclear............................................

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Jose Nunez, a deputy sheriff in Bexar County, Texas, was arrested on a warrant for super aggravated sexual assault.Bexar County Sheriff's Office via AP