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ABC13 tried to talk to the suspect as he exited the jail, but he rushed into a car and took off. His girlfriend, who's the little boy's mom, remains in jail on a $150,000 bond.
The 11-year-old is now facing three felony counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, involving an Aldine ISD student five years younger than him.
What Latoya "Stormie" Monroe found when she reviewed school bus camera footage horrified her, she says. And it all may have gone unchecked for months.
The child's mother is charged and in jail after being accused of knowing her boyfriend was beating up her 3-year-old son and didn't intervene or seek help.
The suspect's former employer, who was visibly upset at the unfolding case, said he went through a background check and FBI clearance, and everything was good.