Killeen man allegedly molested 15-year-old exchange student multiple times. | Crime

ByTommie C. Curtis

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A 53-year-old Killeen male was arraigned Wednesday with indecency of a child with sexual speak to, which is a second-diploma felony.

David Tracy Sr. was arraigned right after allegedly inappropriately touching a 15-12 months-aged female international trade pupil to whom he was a host mum or dad, according to the arrest affidavit.

On Oct. 23, 2021, a lady who was acquainted with the victim advised police the victim had made an outcry of sexual abuse. The victim informed the woman that Tracy was abusing her soon after she refused to go on a loved ones outing and the female was named to select her up, the affidavit explained.

Officers oversaw an interview with the victim at the Children’s Advocacy Middle of Central Texas on Nov. 8, 2021, the affidavit said. Because the child’s major language was Japanese, a volunteer translator was existing at the job interview together with a forensic interviewer.

Throughout the interview, the sufferer mentioned that on Oct. 16, 2021, Tracy experienced started off massaging her legs on the couch and touched her breasts and “woman’s part” both of those above and under her apparel, the affidavit mentioned.

The sufferer was 15-years-previous at the time of the incident and noted that Tracy experienced touched her inappropriately on other occasions as effectively, the affidavit stated.

A written assertion by the sufferer was delivered in both of those English and Japanese.

In a non custodial job interview, Tracy admitted he was rubbing the child’s legs on the within of her thigh and said that he knew his hand went wherever it must not have absent, the affidavit mentioned. In a observe up non custodial job interview, Tracy admitted to experience thrilled when he touched the target and that he felt like he was cheating on his wife by being fired up, the affidavit explained.

Tracy was arraigned on a demand of indecency of a child with sexual speak to. Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke established his bail at $100,000.