HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) – A man is behind bars after a child accused him of touching them inappropriately, according to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said they received a call Monday, June 29, regarding a child’s outcry against Ellis Johnta Izquierdo, 37, of Houston, for touching them inappropriately.
According to the sheriff’s office, a forensic interview was conducted and the child confirmed the outcry made earlier that morning.
The sheriff’s office said Izquierdo was arrested for sexual assault of a child at a home on FM 2663, just east of Latexo.
Izquierdo was booked into the Houston County Jail on a bond $300,000. The sheriff’s office said he was on parole at the time of his arrest but it has since been revoked.
Ellis Johnta Izquierdo, 37, of Houston(Houston County Jail)
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