HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man and woman have been charged with kidnapping after an 18-year-old woman was allegedly chained and zip-tied inside of a house for one month and sexually assaulted in north Harris County, according to Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman.
Jose Reyes, 31, and Jaqueline Macias, 29, were arrested in the 6900 block of Foxmont Lane. A hearing officer set his bond at $100,000 and hers at $50,000 on Monday afternoon.
Deputies initially said the teen met Reyes, who gained her trust, and lured her to his house while Macias was there.
After additional interviews Monday, the investigation revealed that the 18-year-old moved to the home to further a relationship with Reyes, but once she got there and realized he was in a relationship with another woman, she tried to leave, a Precinct 4 source told KPRC 2.
That’s when she was allegedly held captive for approximately 30 days and sexually abused repeatedly. According to court documents, she was chained to a bed and forced to have sex.
When Reyes and Macias left briefly on Sunday night, the teen found a way to get out of her restraints, climb through a bedroom window and escape.
She knocked on the doors of houses in the neighborhood, until she got the attention of a neighbor who called 911. Deputies and the paramedics were called.
The suspects returned to the house about 10 minutes later and were arrested, Herman said. He called the case an “evil thing.”
“She did everything that she could, all her fibers she could bring to her strength to get out of her restraints,” he said.
Macias’ public defender said in court on Monday that she and Reyes share a 2-week-old child. As a bond condition, the hearing officer removed the no contact order between the two suspects.
Pending medical tests, more charges are possible against the suspects.
Both are expected back in court on Tuesday.