Kyle man held for indecency at Head Start

A Kyle man faces multiple felony charges after authorities suspect he inappropriately touched three Head Start students at Uhland Elementary in late February and early March.

Mark Anthony Ortega, Jr., 29, of Kyle, was booked into the Hays County Jail March 20 on three counts of indecency with a child involving sexual contact, which are all second-degree felonies.

According to an arrest affidavit magistrated by Hays County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, a Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to Uhland Elementary March 8 for a report of a child being inappropriately touched on their “private parts” by a substitute teaching assistant.