Texas police officer arrested, charged with 27 counts of child sexual assault, indecency

EL PASO, Texas – A Texas police officer was arrested this week after being indicted on 27 counts of indecency with a child and aggravated sexual assault of a child over a period of at least three years, jail records showed.

Officer Eric Bernardino Ramirez was arrested on Monday following a multicount indictment handed up on Dec. 21, police officials said.

The repeated child molestation allegedly began before Ramirez joined the El Paso Police Department six years ago.

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Officer relieved of duty, released on bond

Ramirez has been relieved of duty pending an internal investigation, officials said.

Ramirez faces one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 as far back as 2014. He also was charged with 11 counts of indecency with a child and 15 counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to El Paso County Jail records.

The alleged child indecency and sexual assaults occurred from 2014 to 2016, according to jail records. The connection, if any, between the child and Ramirez has not been disclosed.

A jail log shows that Ramirez was booked into El Paso jail on Monday and released that same day on bond.

Resources for victims of sexual assault or violence: You can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673, available for free 24/7. You can also visit RAINN.org to chat with support specialists.

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: El Paso, Texas, police officer arrested on counts of child sex assault