Austin Police Child Abuse Investigations

07/22/2016

This CDC website provides great information about developmental milestones, parenting tips, safety considerations, and healthy advice for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, juveniles, and teenagers:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/index.html

07/12/2016

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.

07/08/2016

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.

07/04/2016

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.

06/29/2016

Help recognize the signs and symptoms of child abuse and learn the steps to prevent child abuse:

http://centerforchildprotection.org/get-help/recognize-prevent-child-abuse/

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF ABUSE STEPS TO PREVENT ABUSE Listen To Your Child Talking with your child and

06/24/2016

Parenting wired kids can be difficult, especially if you didn't grow up with the same technologies. These resources can help keep your children safe online:

http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents

(A program of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

06/21/2016

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 .