Dakota Valkyrie
May 23rd, 2009, 10:52 AM
http://i39.tinypic.com/b5of1y.jpgJacksonville police have arrested a mother and her son in connection with a sexual assault case.
Detective Jason Price said Dickie Paul Bellanger, 21, Jacksonville, and his mother Candi Bellanger, 36, Jacksonville, were arrested about 6:30 a.m. without incident Friday.
Dickie Bellanger was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony, and two counts of injury to a child, a third-degree felony.
Candi Bellanger was charged with two counts of endangering a child by omission, Price said.
Everything started when a 1-year-old boy was brought to East Texas Medical Center-Jacksonville Tuesday due to bruising on his body, Price said.
While the child was at the hospital, Price said medical staff saw other injuries consistent with sexual assault.
Price said ETMC-Jacksonville notified police about the patient, and the child’s 2-year-old sibling was retrieved from her Jacksonville residence and examined.
“That child also showed evidence indicating sexual assault,” he said.
Child Protective Services were called and emergency placement was found for the children.
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Police generated enough probable cause to arrest Dickie Bellanger for allegedly sexually assaulting the children and had reason to believe Candi Bellanger “failed to remedy the situation or report it,” Price said.
Authorities said both victims allegedly were abused on multiple occasions this month.
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Detective Jason Price said Dickie Paul Bellanger, 21, Jacksonville, and his mother Candi Bellanger, 36, Jacksonville, were arrested about 6:30 a.m. without incident Friday.
Dickie Bellanger was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony, and two counts of injury to a child, a third-degree felony.
Candi Bellanger was charged with two counts of endangering a child by omission, Price said.
Everything started when a 1-year-old boy was brought to East Texas Medical Center-Jacksonville Tuesday due to bruising on his body, Price said.
While the child was at the hospital, Price said medical staff saw other injuries consistent with sexual assault.
Price said ETMC-Jacksonville notified police about the patient, and the child’s 2-year-old sibling was retrieved from her Jacksonville residence and examined.
“That child also showed evidence indicating sexual assault,” he said.
Child Protective Services were called and emergency placement was found for the children.
[...]
Police generated enough probable cause to arrest Dickie Bellanger for allegedly sexually assaulting the children and had reason to believe Candi Bellanger “failed to remedy the situation or report it,” Price said.
Authorities said both victims allegedly were abused on multiple occasions this month.
[...]http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090522/NEWS01/905229937