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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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