Austin Police Child Abuse Investigations

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On June 27th in Travis County Jose Morales pled guilty to 10 years and a life time registry as a s*x offender in an Indecency with a Child by Contact case. APD Child Abuse Det. B. Poe investigated this case, where Morales had s*xually abused a 6 year old female multiple times. Upon completion of the investigation a 2nd degree felony warrant was issued with a $25,000 bond.

The Austin Police Department’s Child Abuse Unit extends our thoughts and prayers to the Dallas Police Department, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Officers, and the family and friends of the officers lost and injured in this senseless tragedy in Dallas.

APD Child Abuse Det. E. Guevara investigated a case of an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child with an 8 year old female victim. Upon completion of the investigation, a 1st degree felony warrant was issued with a $75,000 bond for Mandela Williams (29 years of age). Williams was subsequently arrested in Travis County on May 27th.

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APD Child Abuse Det. E. Guevara investigated a case of an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child with a 15 year old female victim. Upon completion of the investigation, a 1st degree felony warrant was issued with a $100,000 bond for Dwayne Perry (38 years of age). Perry was subsequently arrested in Travis County on May 20th .