{"id":132872,"date":"2026-01-22T02:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/132872\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T02:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:52:14","slug":"houston-area-custom-car-influencer-kandy-red-bread-arrested-for-allegedly-sexually-assaulting-toddler-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/132872\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston-area custom car influencer \u2018Kandy Red Bread\u2019 arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting toddler on video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A well-known social media influencer in Houston\u2019s custom car community has been arrested for disturbing charges involving a 2-year-old child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Victor L. Corey Paillet III, 40, is facing first-degree felony charges after investigators said they received video evidence of the assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/6QGHF6GTPRHGJKAN365F26QGIM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/6QGHF6GTPRHGJKAN365F26QGIM\/\">KPRC 2 Reporter Corley Peel<\/a> spoke with the family member who reported Paillet to investigators. She said she found the video while going through Paillet\u2019s phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">She said she went through his phone after he had gotten drunk and fallen asleep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI\u2019ve never went through his phone before, never, but his phone was right there, and I\u2019m like, I just feel something\u2019s not right,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">When she picked up his device, the first thing she saw was horrifying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI clicked on that first video right there,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt was seven minutes and 53 seconds&#8230; And it said yesterday at 6:43 a.m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Paillet was arrested at the woman\u2019s home in Porter last week. She provided KPRC 2 with surveillance footage of when the arrest occurred from the house\u2019s porch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The audio from the footage is disturbing, but a female voice can be heard screaming \u201cYou raped my f&#8212;ing daughter,\u201d and \u201cI hope you die,\u201d as Paillet is escorted away in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Following the discovery, investigators charged Paillet with first-degree felony aggravated sexual assault of a child and promotion of child pornography. He is being held without bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">During the investigation, detectives uncovered information leading them to believe Paillet may have victimized other children, court records say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Paillet has a large following on social media, where he is known as \u201cKandy Red Bread.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kandy_red_bread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kandy_red_bread\/\">His Instagram account<\/a> has over 62,000 followers as of this writing, where he specializes in customizing cars with iconic Houston-influenced modifications, including \u201cslabs,\u201d \u201ccandy paint\u201d and \u201cswangas.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kandyredbread_\/video\/7584174119306939679?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-9003adpXyl4&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnONMWai4Vah6Y3Kc6uXYCSgPQk-3fQbb53tNT7hkS13s32I-yjjfZNhTa25M_aem_5YvCheyr38tsXfE3XWwNwA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kandyredbread_\/video\/7584174119306939679?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-9003adpXyl4&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnONMWai4Vah6Y3Kc6uXYCSgPQk-3fQbb53tNT7hkS13s32I-yjjfZNhTa25M_aem_5YvCheyr38tsXfE3XWwNwA\">bio on his TikTok account<\/a> currently reads, \u201cLove yourself and don\u2019t trust nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to court records, Paillet has a criminal record dating back to 2004 that includes convictions for drug possession, unlawful carrying of a weapon and obstructing highways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He is known to have connections in Houston and Louisiana and may be known by the aliases \u201cKandy Red\u201d and \u201cKandy Red Bread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Sheriff\u2019s Office is asking anyone with information to come forward. Tips can be reported to 936-538-3474, referencing case number 26A017864.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A well-known social media influencer in Houston\u2019s custom car community has been arrested for disturbing charges involving a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1680,294,56,58,57,56874,28466],"class_list":{"0":"post-132872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-arrest","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-headlines","12":"tag-houston-news","13":"tag-mcso","14":"tag-porter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}