Crime & Safety
Houston Man Charged With 4 Felony Counts Of Child Indecency
Police suspect Carlos Ayala may have sexually assaulted 10 or more girls since June 2014.
HOUSTON, TX -- A 35-year old man is facing four counts of indecency with a child and one count of felony evading after investigating claims of sexual assaults in the Denver Harbor earlier this year.
Carlos Jose Ayala, who is accused of groping as many as 10 girls ranging in age from 7 to 15-years old as they walked to and from school, was arrested in February after a short vehicle chase with police.
According to police, Ayala is suspected in numerous child sexual assault complaints dating back to June 2014.
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Victims provided police investigators with similar descriptions of Ayala, and described instances where he allegedly came up behind them and touched them through their clothing.
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Those same victims also described Ayala’s 2007 blue Toyota.
During one particular instance earlier this year, Ayala allegedly tried to kidnap a 7-year old girl while she walked home from school with her 9-year old brother.
The girl told police that Ayala drove past them several times, before stopping his car near them and opening his back door.
The girl told police that Ayala came after her and began assaulting her as he tried to force her into his car, but he put her down and ran when her brother began yelling at him.
After police received more information on Ayala’s vehicle, they began searching the area, and tried to conduct a traffic stop on Shotwell Road in Northeast Houston, leading police on a short chase.
When police arrested Ayala, he allegedly admitted to one of the sexual assault incidents, and was positively identified by three other victims, police said.
Investigators believe there might be other victims. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the HPD Northeast Divisional Gang Unit at 713-635-0200.
Ayala is being held in the Harris County Jail on $450,000 bail and has a court hearing scheduled for March 28.
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