From The Tribune staff reports
COLUMBIANA The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man in connection to a child sex abuse case.
Sergio Anselmo-Cruz, 43, was arrested on Monday, March 29, 2021, by the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force. Anselmo-Cruz lives in north Shelby County, and he is accused of having inappropriate contact with two juvenile victims. Investigators said the victims were the children of a family friend.
“Following a thorough investigation, with the assistance of Shelby County’s Child Advocacy Center – Owens House, and the District Attorney’s Office, Anselmo-Cruz has been arrested on 13 felony charges related to the investigation,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release.