Alleged Perv Indicted for Playing Disgusting 'Husband and Wife' Game with Young Child

SAN ANGELO, TX — A Carlsbad man has been indicted for sexually assaulting a child in a disgusting game.

Joseph Montaino, 61, was indicted by a Tom Green County grand jury on two counts of sexual assault of a child, one count of indecency with a child by sexual contact, and one count of Indecency with a child by exposure.

According to court documents, on June 21, 2024, the investigator was dispatched to the San Angelo Police Department, 401 E. Beauregard Ave., regarding an aggravated sexual assault of a child complaint.

The investigator met with a witness who stated that the child victim made an outcry of being sexually assaulted by the defendant, identified as Montanio. The witness said that the child told her Montanio requested to play a game called “Husband and Wife," which is when he sexually assaulted the victim.

The investigation relocated to the San Angelo Children’s Advocacy Center, where the child victim was interviewed. During this forensic interview, the child stated Montanio asked to play “Husband and Wife,” but the child did not want to play.

Montanio begged the child, after which they relented, and the two went into the bedroom where the assault occurred. The child said that Montanio had played “Husband and Wife” three times.

The witness also stated she had audio footage of Montanio requesting to smell the child’s private area.

Montanio was arrested on June 21, 2024, and released on June 28, 2024, on $202,000 bond. He is next due in court on March 4, 2025, and has a jury trial set for July 14, 2025.