Houston Police Department

March 16, 2005 -- Schepps Dairy has announced it will pay $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect wanted in the sexual assault of a
juvenile in the 900 block of West 21st Street about 7 p.m. on March 7.

Investigators in the Houston Police Juvenile Division Sex Crimes Unit have released a composite sketch of a suspect described as a black male, in his 30s, 5 feet 11 inches tall, he weighs about 180-200 pounds and has coarse facial skin. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a blue colored shirt. The suspect had a silver badge similar to an HPD badge.

HPD Officer H. J. Ruiz of the Juvenile Division Sex Crimes Unit reported:

The victim, a 14-year-old girl, said she was walking home from a friend's house in the 900 block of W. 21st in Houston. A black male driving a white four-door Chevrolet Impala with a dark interior approached the child. The male identified himself as a police officer and the child was ordered into the suspect's vehicle. The child was then driven around the Houston area and then taken to the 2200 block of Lynnfield. At that location, the child was ordered from the vehicle and sexually assaulted. After the sexual assault, the child was taken back to the 900 block of W. 21st Street and released.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact the HPD Juvenile Division at 713-731-5335 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Updated: MES/JFC 3-16-05
MES/RM 3-15-05
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