A Buda man was indicted April 4 on two charges of sexual assault of a child, along with three additional charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact.
Sergio Ibarra, 35, of Buda, was booked into the Hays County Jail on $150,000 bond for the five counts. He was released from the Hays County Jail April 7.
According to a Hays County Sheriff’s Office arresting affidavit, a HCSO deputy was on uniform patrol on July 12, 2016 when he made contact with the victim and her mother around 3 p.m.
The victim told the deputy she allegedly had sexual intercourse with Ibarra at the Trails at Buda Ranch Apartments along Robert S. Light Blvd. Ibarra was manager at the Dan’s Hamburger’s in Buda, where the victim worked, according to authorities.
A HCSO detective continued the investigation and was granted access to the victim’s cell phone, where he discovered conversations between Ibarra and the victim. Within the conversations, Ibarra allegedly spoke of having sex with the child victim.
The detective also found a picture of Ibarra’s penis on the victim’s phone.
According to the arresting affidavit, the victim told authorities she and Ibarra engaged in consensual sexual intercourse at his apartment in Buda. At the time, the victim was 16 years old, while Ibarra was 34.
The victim told authorities Ibarra allegedly would not leave her alone after the sexual encounter and started to treat her differently at work.
Detectives met with Ibarra at his apartment in Buda on Dec. 9, 2016, where Ibarra admitted to having sex with the child victim and sending her the picture of his penis.
At this time, Ibarra has been indicted, which is a formal accusation of a crime and does not constitute a conviction.
