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.
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Parker County Sheriffâs Criminal Investigation Division arrested a female teacher Friday evening in connection with having an improper relationship between an educator and a student. Â
Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said the suspect is identified as Misty Lorene Cato, 43, of Springtown. Â
The student reported the abuse began when he was 15 years old and a student in Azle, and continued for several years at various addresses in Parker and Tarrant counties, including a previous residence of Catoâs in Springtown. The victim also reported Cato gave him rides to school on several occasions. Â
Cato, a fifth-grade arithmetic teacher at Springtown Intermediate School, was placed on administrative leave once school officials became aware of the allegations. Â
Updated: 2:29 PM CDT April 17, 2021
PARKER COUNTY, Texas A fifth-grade teacher was arrested Friday after she admitted to sexually abusing a student for years, according to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office.
Misty Lorene Cato, 43, faces a second-degree charge of improper relationship between educator and student, Sheriff Russ Authier said in a news release.
Authorities said Cato taught at Springtown Intermediate School and was placed on administrative leave once school officials became aware of the allegations.
Springtown school officials said Cato was contracted as a math teacher and the victim was enrolled in the Azle school district at the time of the abuse.
Fifth-grade teacher in Springtown ISD arrested after sexually abusing teen student for years, authorities say
Misty Lorene Cato, 43, of Springtown was booked into the Parker County Jail on a second-degree charge of improper relationship between educator and student.
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A female Springtown teacher was arrested late Friday on suspicion of having sexually abused a teenage student for years, the Parker County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.
Misty Lorene Cato, 43, was booked into the Parker County Jail on a second-degree charge of improper relationship between educator and student, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Bail was set at $100,000.