Darville Reginald Allen, 19, and Abdul Saleem, 20, are charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
NEW CANEY, Texas — Two men are facing charges after a reported aggravated sexual assault involving two 15-year-old juveniles in New Caney, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say the incident happened on June 16, after the victims were lured on Snapchat. The suspects picked up the two 15-year-old girls and drove them to New Caney ISD’s Randall Reed Stadium.
Detectives from the Special Victims Unit launched an investigation and identified 19-year-old Darville Reginald Allen and 20-year-old Abdul Saleem, both from Kingwood, as suspects.
One of the teens said two other men were also in the car, but they didn’t take part in the assaults.
She told her parents that her friend was sexually assaulted first by Allen and then by Saleem. She said Darville then pointed a gun at her and threatened to kill her if she didn’t perform oral sex.
The victims were then driven home by the suspects.
After the assault, the juveniles informed their parents, who immediately contacted the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Warrants were issued, and Allen and Saleem were taken into custody without incident and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Allen was arrested by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, which includes members of the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force.
Allen’s bond is set at $150,000, and Saleem’s is set at $100,000.
New Caney ISD said they’re cooperating with the investigation but can’t comment further.
What parents need to know about cyber safety
The sheriff’s office urges parents to monitor their children’s social media activity and report any suspicious communications.
“It’s important to bring these stories to teens,” Crime Stoppers of Houston CEO Rania Mankarious told KHOU 11.
She said parents would start talking with their children about safe internet use when they’re 5 or 6 years old.
“It’s important to start talking to young users about technology and digital connections in a very benign way, because you’re also going to need to have very serious and real conversations,” Mankarious advised. “The greatest gift you can give a predator is an uninformed child. And so we don’t want to set our kids up for failure.”
Crime Stoppers has more tips for parents online in its Cyber Safety initiative.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 936-538-5900 and reference case #25A180689. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867) or online at www.multicountycrimestoppers.org.