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Man Arrested After Little Girl Asked For Santa’s Help Arraigned
A Texas man arrested after a little girl wrote a letter asking Santa Claus to stop a relative from touching her and her sister was named in a second child sexual abuse charge Tuesday.
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(December, 16, 2008)--A man who was arrested after a Pharr girl's letter to Santa said she was being molested now faces charges in the abuse of the girl’s older sister.
Andres Enrique Cantu, 55, appeared in court Tuesday on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a young child.
He was arrested Friday on a count related to the younger sister.
The girls are 9 and 10.
Cantu's total bond is $350,000.
He remains in the Hidalgo County Detention Center Tuesday evening.
Police say Cantu is related to both girls.
Pharr police believe the mother of the two girls was unaware of the abuse, which occurred at the family's residence.
Police say Cantu no longer lives at the home.
The younger girl submitted the Santa letter to her teacher at Cesar Chavez Elementary School last week in a class assignment.
An affidavit describes the letter as "a wish list to Santa" asking that the girl's relative stop touching her and her sister.
School officials contacted police.
Records show Cantu most recently was a computer lab aide at an alternative high school.
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Thank goodness, and how sad that it took a letter to Santa, because they didn't feel confident telling their mom.
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If it were up to me to hand out punishment, I would stake him to a fire ant bed, pour honey on him, and let the ants have a meal!
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No, I'm the Spell Check "King". And the important part was that I agreed with her. I misspell frequently and it doesnt bother ME when someone corrects me. Of course you devoted a paragraph to berating me. Isnt THAT a good use for this platform.
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