{"id":40249,"date":"2025-11-07T23:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/40249\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T23:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:12:08","slug":"2-houston-area-officers-arrested-accused-of-sexual-assault-of-child-dallas-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/40249\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Houston-area officers arrested, accused of sexual assault of child, Dallas police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas police<\/a> detectives on the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children task force made two arrests<\/a> based on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to a police news release.<\/p>\n

Detectives identified the suspects as 34-year-old Skylar Laza, a Houston County sheriff\u2019s office deputy, and 29-year-old Kenan Laza, a Gladewater police officer.<\/p>\n

The preliminary investigation determined that both suspects had sexually assaulted a child multiple times, the release said.<\/p>\n

Skylar Laza was arrested in Palestine on Wednesday and faces a first-degree felony charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, he was federally indicted for the production of child pornography, the release said.<\/p>\n

Skylar Laza was also released from Henderson County jail Thursday, according to court records. <\/p>\n

He previously had a bond amount set at $1 million.<\/p>\n

Kenan Laza was arrested in Longview and faces a third-degree felony charge of indecency with a child exposure.<\/p>\n

As of Friday, he remained in Gregg County jail with no bond set, according to court records.<\/p>\n

The suspects and victim know each other, the release said.<\/p>\n

No other information about the incident was immediately available. <\/p>\n

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