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Decade-old DNA sample used to make arrest in 1999 rape in La Marque

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on July 28, 2023 · Preston Chenier, 46, was arrested earlier this week in Louisiana and awaits extradition to Galveston County, where he will be charged with aggravated sexual assault, according to Det. Matthew Cypert of the La Marque Police Department.

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‘He should have had jail time’: Victim speaks out after former Harris County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to attempted sexual assault

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on August 29, 2023 · The former officer was sentenced to six years of probation and has to register as a sex offender for the next 10 years.

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Ex-Harris County sheriff’s deputy sexually assaulted at jail sues county, top officials for $1 million-plus

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 2, 2023 · The civil lawsuit claims the county and its leadership failed to adequately fund and staff the Downtown Houston jail, resulting in “blatantly dangerous” working conditions that precipitated the December 2021 assault.

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Houston police are looking for more potential victims following arrest in sexual assault cases

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on June 15, 2023 · Uffot Williams is being charged with three counts of sexual assault. Houston police believe he may have assaulted other people and gotten away with it.

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Lawsuit accuses Dairy Queen of failing to protect underage employee from being sexually assaulted by supervisor in Huffman

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 9, 2023 · According to the lawsuit, 28-year-old Joshua Flores sexually harassed and assaulted an underaged employee while working as a shift supervisor at a Dairy Queen in Huffman.

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