Brother indicted in sexual assault of Trenton children

June 24--BONHAM -- The story of the struggle of a family of children in Trenton continues to unfold in the Fannin County courts. Nelson Jimmy Rodriguez Jr. was indicted this week on a count of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The indictment is a formal charge and not an indication of guilt. The charge is not the first one Rodriquez, 20, has faced. He was indicted on the same charge back in March 2016.

The children that have accused Rodriguez of abusing them are his own siblings. The actions alleged to have been going on inside the family's Trenton home came to light back in September 2015 when Jhoel Noria, Rodriguez's 12-year-old brother, was struck by an SUV and killed while waiting for a school bus near their home. In December of that year, police arrested the children's mother, Noemi Isobel Nori,a on injury of a child charges for failing to supervise Jhoel. Then the other children in the household began to make outcries of abuse. Police also arrested Pedro Noria, 28, father to some of the children in the house, and Rodriquez.

Public records show that Noemi Noria now faces one count of continuous sexual assault of a child under 14, one count of injury to a child and one count of indecency with a child sexual contact. Pedro Noria, faces one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of continuous sexual assault of a child under 14.

In addition to the charge for which he was indicted this week, Rodriquez faces an additional count of aggravated assault of a child. Rodriquez' attorney, Scott Smith, could not be reached for comment.

The following other people were also indicted in Fannin County this week:

--Sadarrion Deion Ball, 17, of Bonham -- criminal mischief;

--Stephanie Kay Bennett, 29, Bailey -- driving while intoxicated with child under 15 in car;

--Chris Perez Fuentes, 33, of Princeton -- theft with previous convictions;

--James Edward Hall, 44, of Trinity -- possession of a controlled substance;

--Matthew Harper, 28, of McKinney -- possession of a controlled substance in a drug free zone;

--Dasha Avery Johnson, 27, of Addison -- possession of a controlled substance;

--Kayla Kyle, 27, of Bonham -- abandon or endanger a child criminal negligence;

--Zackary Blake Lappin, 29, of Bonham -- interfere with emergency call with previous conviction -- enhanced;

--Terry Wayne Lewis, 53, of Ladonia -- assault family/household member with previous conviction;

--Ashley Nicole Norwood, 34, of Bonham -- possession of a controlled substance in a drug free zone;

--Arthur Shantel Phea, 44, of Bonham -- aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated kidnapping;

--Cartmaine A. Phillips, 43, of Dallas -- manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance;

--Eric Christian Philpot, 19, of Trenton -- aggravated assault with a deadly weapon;

--Amanda Rashelle Sanders, 38, of Savoy -- forgery financial instrument -- enhanced;

--Julius Lee Scott, 30, of Bonham -- burglary of a habitation enhanced;

--Amber Lea Taylor, 32, of Bells -- possession of a controlled substance;

--Brandy Nicole Webb, 41, of Bonham -- burglary of a habitation;

--Dawson Gray Wooten, 22, of Honey Grove -- possession of a controlled substance.

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