Edilberto Romero
A teenager has been accused of raping a 9-year-old boy nightly since June in a South Dallas home.
Edilberto Romero, 17, has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. He remains in the Dallas County jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. He has also been placed on an immigration hold.
Police responded to a call around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at a house near Hatcher Street. A 9-year-old boy said that Romero had been climbing into his bed at night and raping the boy, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The boy told police that Romero started assaulting him on a nightly basis in late June, police records show.