Richard Wayne Jenkins Jr. (Source: Angelina County Jail)LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
Lufkin
Police officers arrested a 27-year-old man Wednesday after he allegedly touched
two little girls, ages 3 and 5, inappropriately on or before Sept. 10.
Richard
Wayne Jenkins Jr., of Lufkin, was charged with two counts of indecency with a
child - sexual conduct, which is a third-degree felony. Jenkins posted a bond
of $50,000 and was released from the Angelina County Jail later Wednesday.
According
to the arrest affidavit, Lufkin Police officers responded to a call about two
small children outside crying about being sexually abused by a man at a Lufkin residence.
The two children were interviewed at Harold's House, a local victims' advocacy
center. During her interview, the
3-year-old girl said the man put his hand inside her panties and touched her
inappropriately while she was lying down. Later, the 5-year-old girl also said
that the man touched her inappropriately.
Sexual
assault exams were performed on both children at a local hospital, according to the affidavit. The
affidavit said there was no trauma noted in the exams, but that was to be
expected because the inappropriate contact was limited to touching.
Both
girls gave details to the SANE nurse that were consistent with the accounts
presented in the original forensic video interviews. In addition, both children
have been going to a local therapist since the original report, and their
statements to the therapist have been consistent with what they said in the
original interview as well, the affidavit stated.
Jenkins
refused to come into the Lufkin Police Department to talk to a detective and
take a polygraph exam.
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