A Kyle man was arrested Jan. 10 for indecency with a child by sexual contact based on an alleged 2017 incident with a family member.
Andrew Fidel Ortiz, 20, was booked into the Hays County Jail on the charge, which is a second-degree felony. According to the affidavit, Ortiz was 19 at the time of the incident.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Kyle Police responded to a sex offense call on Aug. 16, 2017 at North Front Street in Kyle, where a complainant told the officer about the victim’s claims.
According to the affidavit, Kyle Police met with Ortiz on Dec. 18, 2017, where, during the course of the interview, Ortiz alleged to have touched the victim “out of curiosity.”
The victim, who was 14 at the time, was visiting Ortiz’s home and claimed that Ortiz touched him inappropriately between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2017.
Kyle Police continued investigating the case, which was conducted in coordination with an out-of-state law enforcement agency.
Local authorities reviewed an interview with the victim who alleged two instances of inappropriate touching to have taken place on Aug. 10, 2017.
According to the affidavit, Kyle Police met with Ortiz on Dec. 18, 2017, where, during the course of the interview, Ortiz alleged to have touched the victim “out of curiosity.”
Ortiz has been released from the Hays County Jail on a surety bond of $40,000 and is waiting for a trial date.
