Joseph Omar Valdez, 19, was arrested by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, on a charge of sexual assault of a child, according to official jail records. The arrest was tied to an incident reported the same day.
Jail records show Valdez was taken into custody at 6:10 a.m. and booked into the Kaufman County detention facility. The Sheriff's Office is listed as both the arresting and charging agency. Total bail was set at $100,000, which has been filed as a surety bond.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.