"Big Papa" Indicted for Assaulting a 3-Year-Old

SAN ANGELO, TX – A San Angelo man has been indicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child in September after he allegedly taught a three-year-old a game and "peed in her mouth."

According to court documents, on July 13, deputies with the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to an outcry of sexual assault. When they arrived, deputies spoke with the adults who reported the outcry as well as the 3-year-old child who made the outcry. 

The child told the deputies that two days prior, the child went to Rhodes' house. After returning home the next day, the child told a family member that Rhodes "peed in my mouth." The child went on to say that Rhodes taught her a "game" and made her call him "Big Papa."

During interviews with family members, the child stated that on March 9, 2020 the child stated Rhodes "touched my coochie" and that her vaginal area was in pain while asking not to be hurt. She continued by saying Rhodes had taught her that her genitals were called her "coochie." 

Clothes worn during the July 11 incident were then collected. During further investigation the CSA detective found bodily fluid that could possibly be semen.

Then on July 15, an agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety met with Rhodes who claimed all the allegations were false. Later that day a wanted notice was posted for the arrest of Rhodes. 

He was eventually arrested and booked into the Tom Green County Jail on July 15 at 7:17 p.m. He was released the following day after posting a $100,000 bond. 

Rhodes was indicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child on September 10. His initial pre-trial is set for November 3 at 2 p.m.