Former TX Deputy Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Found Dead In Karnes County Jail Cell

KARNES COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Deputy Jose Nunez, the former Bexar County deputy accused of sexually assaulting a child, was found dead in his jail cell on Monday evening, according to officials.

Nunez, 47, who was accused of threatening to deport the victim’s mother if she reported him, was pronounced dead at 5:45 pm on Monday in the Karnes County jail after an apparent suicide according to BCSO.

In June, deputies arrested 47-year-old Jose Nunez, a detention deputy who had been with the department for ten years. He was charged with super aggravated sexual assault, a charge applied when the victim is less than six years old. source

Sheriff Javier Salazar said the 4-year-old victim made an outcry to her mother after the assault. He said the mother decided to go to a local fire station to report the abuse. Investigators quickly stepped in and arrested Nunez.

The victim’s mother is an undocumented immigrant and the suspect took advantage of the mother’s fear of deportation.