HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 16-year-old boy is in custody, accused of what authorities are calling an tried sexual assault at Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Heart in north Harris County, and investigators now say he might have attacked earlier than.
{The teenager}, whose identification is protected underneath state regulation, is accused of assaulting a girl on the morning of July 17 whereas she was strolling alone on a park path.
In keeping with investigators, he got here up behind her, tried to suffocate her, and tore off her garments. She fought again, prompting the attacker to run away towards a close-by neighborhood.
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman stated surveillance video and an announcement from the sufferer helped result in the teenager’s arrest.
This is not the primary time he is finished this.
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman
Again in February, a feminine jogger stated she was attacked by a youngster in the identical park. Herman believes the identical suspect could also be accountable.
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“This is not the primary time he is finished this,” Constable Herman stated throughout a press convention Monday. “We all know there are different feminine victims on the market due to the park attendants. They stated we have had different girls complaining, however they have not referred to as police. So, we might encourage any time you are at considered one of our parks or anyplace… If there’s one thing suspicious otherwise you get assaulted, we need to hear from you.”
Because of the severity and sample of habits, Herman stated he needs {the teenager} charged as an grownup. That call would in the end relaxation with a juvenile courtroom decide.
Within the meantime, authorities are urging any potential victims or witnesses to come back ahead because the investigation continues.
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