79-year-old arrested in East Texas for sex crimes against a child

Darby Good
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HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A 79-year-old man was arrested in Henderson County on Wednesday for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14-years-old.

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Billy Lide, 79 of Brownsboro, was arrested after officials said the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Crimes Against Children Task Force, Narcotics Investigators and Special Assignment deputies executed a search warrant at a home on CR 3410 in Brownsboro.

According to the sheriff’s office, during the execution of the search warrant, probable cause was found to issue an arrest warrant for Lide “with additional charges to come for delivery of a controlled substance or marijuana to a minor, a second-degree felony.”

Lide remains in the Henderson County Jail, as of Thursday morning, and is awaiting arraignment. Officials said the arrest was a joint investigation with the Cherokee County Children’s Advocacy Center and Cherokee County Child Protective Services.

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