HOWE, Texas – Howe Police officers arrested 42-year-old Mario Gabriel Muniz at his Sherman home Wednesday morning on two warrants for Sexual Assault of a Child.
The parents of the juvenile, who will remain unidentified, found sexually explicit texts between Muniz and their child and notified police. Officers interviewed Muniz who admitted that he met the child through a family member and was aware of the child’s age when they began a sexual relationship that started in May and continued until the days leading up to his arrest. The sexual activity occurred in Sherman and McKinney.
If convicted, Muniz faces up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for each charge.
There are no indications Muniz had a relationship with any other juvenile.
