Edinburg PD Arrest Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of A Child

On July 18, 2022, just before 4 a.m, Edinburg police officers were dispatched to a home in the 700 block of E. Mcintyre St. Edinburg, Texas in reference to a possible sexual assault of a child. When officers arrived, they spoke with both the underage victim and the 59-year-old suspect Luis Padilla. Padilla then incriminated himself to Edinburg investigators and admitted to sexually assaulting the child.

Padilla was arrested and charged with 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and is being held on a $100,000 bond. 

This case remains under investigation.