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Carlos Ernesto Ramos<\/p>\n
Grapevine Police Department<\/p>\n
A former youth leader of a Grapevine church was arrested last month after he was accused of sexually abusing a child in 2023, police said in a news release.<\/p>\n
Carlos Ernesto Ramos, 39, faces a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and additional charges of indecency with a child by exposure, indecency with a child by sexual contact, and aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to police and court records.<\/p>\n
He is being held in the Tarrant County Jail<\/a> on a $500,000 bond.<\/p>\n Ramos was a volunteer youth leader at a Grapevine church from 2020 to 2023 and an assistant youth football coach from 2022 to 2024, according to police.<\/p>\n \u201cWe recognize that coming forward in circumstances involving a child can be difficult. Parents or guardians whose child has made a disclosure, or who have specific information indicating their child may have experienced inappropriate conduct involving Ramos, are encouraged to contact our detectives,\u201d Grapevine police said in the release.<\/p>\n Detectives are investigating whether there may be additional victims, police said.<\/p>\n Grapevine police are asking parents with children who may have a connection with this case to contact Detective Steven Velez at 817-410-3268<\/a> or CIDMail@grapevinetexas.gov.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n