HOUSTON – A Houston man faces charges for allegedly having sex with an underage girl and impregnating her.
According to court documents, 41-year-old Thurston Mitchell met the 16-year-old last summer at the CDM Boxing Gym inside Greenspoint Mall. Mitchell was an employee at the gym.
The two developed a relationship, having sex 20 to 40 times, at motels, Mitchell’s car and his house. The teen told investigators she would even skip school on occasion to meet with him. She eventually became pregnant. In November 2015, Mitchell took her to an abortion clinic, but she couldn’t get an abortion because she needed parental permission.
A couple days later her parents accompanied her to the clinic, where she terminated the pregnancy.
According to court documents, Mitchell has a 12-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son with his ex-wife. He bonded out of jail on a $120,000 bond. His next court date is set for April 11. He faces a charge of sexual assault of a child under 17 years old.
Mitchell was fired from his job at the gym, after his employer learned of the sexual investigation.