Texas deputy accused of sexually assaulting 4-year-old girl and threatening the child's undocumented mother with deportation

June 18--A sheriff's deputy in Texas sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl and threatened the child's mother with deportation if she talked, according to authorities.

Jose Nunez was busted Sunday for super aggravated sexual assault, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.

The abuse had allegedly been going o"roadn for months, and Salazar said investigators are not ruling out the possibility that the little girl had been molested for years.

"The details of the case are quite frankly heartbreaking, disturbing, disgusting and infuriating all at the same time, to be honest with you," Salazar said at a press conference on Sunday.

The little girl reported the sexual assault to her mother, who is an undocumented immigrant. The 47-year-old detention officer, who has been with the sheriff's office for 10 years, allegedly tried to intimidate the family.

"This suspect utilized that to his advantage to place the mother in fear that she would be deported if she did report it," Salazar said.

Salazar said during the press conference that Nunez will be placed on paid leave for 10 days, then be placed on unpaid leave.

"To be honest, my objective is to separate this person from the agency as soon as possible," he said. "When one person or persons demonstrate that they are not worthy to be part of this agency, then we are, quite frankly, going to get them out of here, cut them out like a cancer. That's what's going to happen in this case."

Nunez is facing a charge of "super" aggravated sexual assault because of the young age of the victim. A conviction would include a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison.

___

(c)2018 New York Daily News

Visit New York Daily News at www.nydailynews.com

Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.