The mom of ‘missing’ Rudy Farias could face serious criminal charges for the bizarre turn of events that unfolded after her son reappeared after vanishing for eight years, Your Content has exclusively learned.
As Your Content readers exclusively know, a senior official with the Houston Police Department said they plan to make an arrest within the next seven days.
“The charges could range from kidnapping, to sexual assault, to child endangerment.” Connecticut based criminal defense attorney Norm Pattis told Your Content. “It is a truly bizarre set of allegations.”
Pattis says the charges depend on the mental state of Rudy—who was allegedly held captive by his mother for eight years.
“A lot depends on the mental health of Mr. Farias. I suspect police are working hard to try to corroborate his allegations,” concluded Pattis.
According to a senior law enforcement source with the Houston Police Department, an arrest is expected within the next week.
The official emphasized the presence of conflicting statements from neighbors, family members, and other individuals interviewed about Rudy.
“There will be an arrest within the next week,” a senior official within the Houston Police Department told Your Content. “This is by far one of the most bizarre investigations we’ve encountered.”
Moreover, the official stated that Rudy’s mother manipulated him for over a decade, making it extremely challenging for law enforcement to obtain information from him.
The official further explained that victims who have endured prolonged manipulation often fear retribution and are reluctant to disclose crucial details.
The senior official described this case as “one of the most bizarre investigations” ever encountered by the Houston Police Department.
As Your Content readers know, Rudy, 25, has come forward, accusing his mother of holding him against his will, subjecting him to drugging and sexual abuse.
Rudy, who was found in a disheveled state outside a Houston church last week, contradicts his mother’s claims that he had been missing for eight years. According to Farias, he was not “non-verbal” as his mother stated.
Janie Santana, Farias’ mother, had reported him missing in 2015 when he was 17. However, neighbors have refuted this claim, asserting that they had seen Farias regularly during the period he was presumed missing. The neighbors recall Farias speaking about the death of his brother in a motorcycle accident in 2011, a tragic event that his mother had mentioned to officials.
Farias’ father, Rudolph Farias III, a Houston police officer, sadly died by suicide in 2014. At the time of his death, he was being investigated by internal affairs after serving the force for 21 years.
On July 5, Farias was seen covering his face with a blanket as counselor Quanell X accompanied him out of a Houston hotel. Quanell, acting as a mediator between the family and the police, emotionally shared his conversation with Farias. It was during this discussion that Farias opened up, speaking up only after being separated from his mother during questioning.
Quanell revealed that Farias made private statements, contradicting his mother’s narrative. Farias claimed that he had never been missing and instead described years of being coerced to share a bed with his mother, who treated him as a substitute for his deceased father. Quanell refrained from providing explicit details about the alleged sexual abuse but confirmed Farias’ assertions.
According to Farias, he was found by the police last week because he had taken his mother’s car in an attempt to escape her control. The exact timeline of his initial disappearance before being discovered near the church on June 29 remains unclear. Quanell mentioned that Farias had his mother’s credit card, which had been issued two years earlier.
Quanell expressed concern and stated, “Based on what that boy told me, I don’t see why she’s not in handcuffs right now.” He further explained that Farias initially felt frightened but became calmer once he was alone. Quanell believed that Farias had been subjected to drugging by his mother, according to the New York Post.
Santana, Farias’ mother, deleted a GoFundMe account she had created for medical expenses, adding to the peculiar nature of the situation.