A Houston Police captain has been arrested on child sex charges and relieved of duty pending an internatl investigation.
Daryn Blake Edwards was first taken into custody at his residence in Galveston County on charges related to having child pornography. However, League City Police later announced additional accusations of aggravated sexual assault and engaging a child in sexual acts, as per reports by KTRK.
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He is being held without bond at the Galveston County Jail.
Court records, as cited by KPRC, revealed that the victim disclosed to authorities that Edwards had been sexually assaulting her since her early school years, with the frequency of these attacks intensifying over the past year. The victim disclosed that Edwards assaulted her between 85 and 100 times.
The victim also mentioned that Edwards would send her sexually explicit images via social media and ask for photos in return. On occasions, he would provide money in exchange for the photos, which she complied with out of fear of upsetting him.
The court papers say she knew Edwards was saving the images from the Snapchat app, which would notify her when he did. He reportedly told her he had a secret photo album and threatened to “ruin her life” with the photos in it. He also allegedly used hidden cameras to capture images of the victim.
Houston Police said Edwards is a 32-year veteran who works in the department’s auto theft unit.
Edwards was one of several officers who were demoted after the Astroworld festival tragedy in 2021, when 10 people were crushed to death at a badly managed concert, KTRK said. Dozens of people were injured, but a grand jury declined to indict anyone, as CrimeOnline reported.
