Eagle Pass, Texas Teenage Girl sexually assaulted during New Year’s Day
By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016
An Eagle Pass, Texas teenage girl, age 16, was sexually assaulted by two or more men at a location near Rosita Valley Road in southern Maverick County during New Year’s Day, January 1, 2016, announced Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber.
Two Eagle Pass men have been arrested for aggravated sexual assault of the teenage girl during January 1, 2016. There is a possibility that a third male may have participated in the sexual assault. The tragic incident is under investigation by the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.
Eagle Passans Ruben Zambrano, age 19, and Juan Jimenez, age 17, were arrested for aggravated sexual assault of the teenage girl. Zambrano was arrested on Tuesday, January 5th, while Jimenez voluntarily turned himself in to the Maverick County Probation Office on Thursday, January 7th.
According to the preliminary investigation, the teenage girl was sexually assaulted by two or more men with a knife after she left a New Year’s Party. The teenage girl was allegedly raped and sustained injuries to her body during the sexual assault.
The teenage girl was taken to Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center after the assault for emergency medical treatment and later transported to a San Antonio, Texas medical facility to receive specialized medical treatment for the injuries she sustained.
The case remains under investigation.
All persons accused of a criminal violation are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a Court at Law.
