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Texas Detention Officer Charged With Sexual Assault Of An Undocumented Mother’s Child

By June 18, 2018 at 1:02 pm

Studies have found that one of the main reasons undocumented immigrants do not report crimes is because they fear being deported. The data accounted for low crime reports factor in both undocumented and documented immigrants. The fear of reporting crimes has impacted many in the immigrant community, including one mother and her 4-year-old child.

An undocumented mother alleges her 4-year-old was sexually assaulted by a Texas police official.

The mother claims that her 4-year-old told her about the assault and wanted to report it for an undisclosed amount of time, but the alleged assailant told her that if she ever told anyone, he would deport her.

Police have arrested Jose Nunez, a 47-year-old officer who has worked in the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office for the past ten years, specifically as a detention officer. According to NBC News, Nunez has some kind of relationship with the mother and child, but it’s unclear as to the specific relation.

Fox San Antonio News reports that the alleged crimes could have been going on for the past few months, maybe even years. There also may be other victims.

“The details of the case are quite frankly heartbreaking, disturbing, disgusting and infuriating all at the same time,” Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a press conference. “This suspect utilized to his advantage to place the mother in fear that she would be deported if she did report it,” and added that the “little girl now is safe.”

Sherriff Salazar said that the mom eventually reported the crimes to officials at a fire station.

“I don’t know that he was purposely targeting the undocumented community,” Salazar said, according to NBC News. “Certainly what was appealing was the vulnerability of that community because they are less apt to report things.”

Nunez has been charged with super aggravated sexual assault, which carries a 25-year jail time minimum.


READ: Undocumented Immigrants Are Too Afraid To Report Domestic Abuse Out Of Fear Of Being Deported

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Doctored Image Of Ted Cruz In BDSM Gear Is Going Viral

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Doctored Image Of Ted Cruz In BDSM Gear Is Going Viral

By April 27, 2021 at 10:15 am
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An altered image of Sen. Ted Cruz in full BDSM gear is popping up all over social media right now. The conservative senator has sparked outrage from the nation several times during his career as a politician. Who could forget him taking a vacation to Mexico as Texans died from power outages connected to extreme winter weather?

This image of Sen. Ted Cruz first showed up in San Antonio.

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The photo has gone viral on social media after being photographed in San Antonio. The doctored image put Sen. Cruz’s face on the half-naked body of a man wearing a leather chest harness, leather boots, small underwear, gloves, and holding a riding crop. The body has “PROUD BOYS” tattooed across the stomach.

Some are offended for the man whose body is used in the image.

The image has sparked a conversation about fat, slut, and queer-shaming. It is never okay to shame people for their bodies, their sexual orientation, or their sexuality. The acting of shaming these things creates humiliation and dangerous prejudices against people.

But, the use of this imagery has a very specific and pointed message.

Sen. Cruz has a long history of opposing Pride parades, marriage equality, and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in nondiscrimination orders. The senator also made headlines during his campaign for president for hiring an adult entertainer in an attack ad against Marco Rubio.

One of Sen. Cruz’s ads featured Amy Lindsay, who had a history of appearing in softcore pornographic films. The Cruz campaign tapped her to act in the ad and pulled it just as quickly when Lindsay’s acting history came to light.

Sen. Cruz is up for reelection in 2024.

Seems safe to say that some Texans are already trying to launch their own campaigns to defeat Sen. Cruz. The 2018 race for his seat against Beto O’Rourke showed the potential for unseating the incumbent as the demographics continue to shift in the Lone Star State. The 2020 election also showed that Texas could turn blue sooner than most ever expected.

READ: AOC Gets Under Ted Cruz’s Skin With Crack About His Mexican Getaway After He Accuses Her Of Pushing For ‘open borders’

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Fort Hood Honors Vanessa Guillén By Naming Gate After Her One Year After Death

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Fort Hood Honors Vanessa Guillén By Naming Gate After Her One Year After Death

By April 22, 2021 at 12:06 pm
BY  | April 22, 2021 AT 12:06 pm

It’s been one year since Spc. Vanessa GuillĂ©n was murdered at Fort Hood. The death shocked the nation and revealed an environment of sexual harassment and unexplained deaths at the military base. One year later, Fort Hood is honoring Vanessa GuillĂ©n by naming a gate after her.

It’s been one year since Spc. Vanessa GuillĂ©n was killed.

GuillĂ©n’s death devastated her family and angered the nation. Her disappearance, which went under the radar for months, sparked a campaign for answers from Fort Hood officials.

GuillĂ©n’s death sparked a movement to address sexual assault and violence against women in the military. GuillĂ©n’s attacker killed her because she threatened to report him for sexual harassment. #IAmVanessaGuillen was a trending topic as people shared their stories of sexual harassment in the military. Her family proposed legislation to make it safer for people to report this kind of harassment while in the military.

Fort Hood renamed one of their gates to honor Guillén.

Officials from the military base worked with the family to figure out a way to honor GuillĂ©n’s memory and legacy at the base. The gate leads to the 3rd Regiment, where GuillĂ©n spent her days and served her country.

“So in coordination with the family, who agreed to allow us to do this, we are going to dedicate a gate that has her name on it — that has her picture — and you can come learn just a little about Vanessa. But mostly it’s so [in] two, three, four years we haven’t forgotten what this is all about, what this moment is all about in our history,” Lt. Gen. Pat White, commanding general of III Corps and Fort Hood, said at the ceremony unveiling the gate, according to NBC News.

The family hopes that the gate serves as a reminder and inspiration.

Lupe, GuillĂ©n’s younger sister, spoke at the family’s news conference. They did not attend the ceremony because of the anniversary and the emotional toll being in that soot would take on the family. Yet, she is hopeful that the gate being named after her sister will keep her memory alive and encourage people to seek help when sexually harassed.

READ: Military Members Are Sharing Stories Of Sexual Assault In The Military Using #IAmVanessaGuillen

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