May 4, 2021
A Parker County grand jury recently indicted Andrew Joseph Ruiz, 20, of Weatherford, on nine counts of possession of child pornography.
A search warrant was obtained for Ruizâs residence following an investigation by the Kennedale Police Department on Dec. 18, 2020, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. It was reported by Kennedale middle school officials back on Sept. 17, 2020, that a 12-year-old female student was receiving sexually explicit photos from an adult male who was later identified as Ruiz.
After executing the search warrant, an investigator examined Ruizâs iPhone on Jan. 6 and found about 40 stored image files that included children, ages 4 and 5, in various states of nudity and engaging in sexual acts, according to the affidavit. The file names described the sexual acts and the ages of the children.