Man arrested for sexual abuse of child under 14 in Hopkins County

HOPKINS COUNTY – A man was arrested in Hopkins County on Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a child under 14 years old, according to our news partner KETK and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said in a press release that a report of a past-occurrence of sexual assault involving a juvenile was received by deputies on Wednesday. Over the next two days, sheriff’s office investigators did interviews and gathered evidence with the help of the Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center.

Jesus Rojas Tellez was also interview during the investigation and according to the sheriff’s office, he admitted to having inappropriate sexual contact with a minor. Tellez was then taken into custody and is currently being held in the Hopkins County Jail on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14-years-old and is on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold.

The sheriff’s office stated that they are continuing to investigate this case but that no further information will be released at this time in order to protect the victim’s privacy.