Affidavit: Man accused of sexually assaulting children blames ‘lust demon’
Brandon Lara told police he ‘battles a lust demon,’ court documents say
IZARD COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) -An Arkansas man accused of sexually assaulting and grooming two children told investigators he is a “hypersexual person who battles a lust demon,” court documents show.
Brandon Lara, 42, of Sage, is being held in the Izard County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond following his June 11 arrest on suspicion of second-degree sexual assault, sexual indecency with a child and sexually grooming a child.
Detectives began investigating Lara after receiving a report from two victims in April that Lara had sexually abused them in Izard and several other Arkansas counties.
Allegations span years
The victims, who are now adults, said the assaults began when they were between the ages of 6 and 15, the affidavit said.
One of the victims said Lara sexually assaulted them on multiple occasions, while the other said Lara exposed them to pornography daily and forced them to perform a sex act on him.
During a post-Miranda interview, Arkansas State Police Special Agent Tyler Webb said Lara acknowledged he had sexually assaulted one of the victims on multiple occasions. As for the other victim, Lara told Webb he was “teaching” the child.
Lara acknowledged that his actions were wrong, Webb stated in the court documents, but said he could not stop himself.
“Mr. Lara described himself as a hypersexual person who battles the ‘lust demon’ which, along with substance abuse and mental health problems, he attributed as the causes of his deviant actions with children,” the affidavit said.
Search warrant executed
On June 11, ASP special agents and Izard County sheriff’s investigators executed a search warrant at Lara’s home and found “numerous items,” including “pornography plastered across the walls” and pornographic digital media, court documents said.
Editor’s Note: Due to the graphic nature of the allegations and to protect the alleged victim, K8 News has chosen not to divulge the details of the case, including the age and gender of the victim.
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