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June 13, 2007, 4:00PM
Man confesses to molesting 13 children after slitting wrist


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MAGNOLIA, Texas — An illegal immigrant confessed to sexually assaulting 13 children when police responded to an emergency medical call after he slit his wrist, police said.

Mauricio Ojeda, 29, remained jailed Wednesday on a charge of indecency with a child after telling police about the assaults when they responded to the call at his house April 29.

Magnolia Police Chief Ronald Cunningham said Ojeda had self-inflicted cuts on his wrist and no pulse when they arrived. Ojeda was revived by medical personnel and said he had been "a bad boy" and had assaulted 13 children who had lived in the house with him, Cunningham said.

He lives with the mother of a 7-year-old victim, but police do not know the identities or ages of the other victims.

"We're hoping that someone will come forward so we can complete the case," Cunningham said Wednesday in the online edition of the Houston Chronicle.

Cunningham didn't immediately return a call from The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Because of his illegal status, Ojeda was held in federal custody in Houston after being treated and released from the hospital. He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on May 2 after an arrest warrant was issued, and his bail was set at $50,000.
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He lives with the mother of a 7-year-old victim, but police do not know the identities or ages of the other victims.
the mother doesn't know whats going on?? hard to believe

By Tana Ross, Potpourri Contributing Writer 06/13/2007
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Mauricio Ojeda, 29, confessed to molesting 13 children.
Magnolia Police Department Chief Ron Cunningham says his department is seeking information and possibly other victims in a case that has resulted in a charge of indecency with a child being filed against Mauricio Romero Ojeda, 29, a Mexican national.


We need people to come forward," Cunningham said. "This suspect lived with a local family for several years and other families lived at the same residence during that time."

The charge was filed against Ojeda after he attempted suicide April 29 at a Goodson Street residence where he was living in the city of Magnolia. It was shortly before he severely cut his left arm that the a child under the age of 10 who lived in the home confessed to his mother that Ojeda had committed at least one sexual act with her son. Police believe Ojeda reacted to the discovery with despair and cut himself.

Ojeda was arrested on May 1 for indecency with a child, a third degree felony, and taken to the Montgomery County Jail in Conroe where he remains. It was previously reported that there was more than one suspect in this case; Ojeda is the only suspect in the case, according to MPD and Chief Cunningham. On June 4 the Montgomery County District Attorney's office notified MPD that Ojeda's case is pending a grand jury review for indictment.

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Anyone with information concerning this suspect, or anyone who believes they or someone they know may have been victimized by Ojeda is asked to call the Magnolia Police Department at 281-356-2500.

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Another sicko in our country!! This has got to stop!

Ojeda was revived by medical personnel

Why?