Othello Larenzo Holmes is also accused of possessing photos and videos showing child sexual abuse.
Content Warning: The following article contains descriptions of child pornography.
A Houston man is facing charges of attempted indecent assault — and multiple charges of possession of child pornography — after he was accused of putting his genitals in food at the restaurant he worked at.
According to Harris County First Precinct police reports obtained by PEOPLE, Othello Larenzo Holmes, 27, was accused by the owner of Houston restaurant Kulture of placing his genitals on open food items. The owner alerted local authorities, and on April 5 a manager showed police CCTV footage allegedly showing Holmes placing his genitals in food.
According to court documents, Holmes was arrested and charged with attempted indecent assault. In a later interview with investigators, he allegedly admitted to placing his genitals in jelly, according to the documents.
Holmes also allegedly told investigators that he “frequently had these urges and had a history of sexual offenses” and “needed help,” according to court documents.
“We took immediate action by closing our establishment, cleaning the entire space, disposing of all existing inventory and contacting the police to have the employee arrested immediately,” Kulture wrote in a statement to multiple media outlets , of which CPC And FOX 26. “Additionally, we have worked with our security team to improve our camera systems. These actions were implemented within an hour of the incident brought to our attention, ensuring the issue was resolved prior to reopening of the company.”
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Holmes then posted bail in the amount of $100 and was released.
Following the initial indecent assault investigation, Holmes authorized authorities to conduct a forensic analysis of his cell phone. After the Harris County District Attorney’s Digital Forensics Unit obtained his phone on April 15, investigators reported that he allegedly had more than 100 videos and images depicting child sexual abuse on the device.
According to court documents, Holmes’ phone allegedly contained videos and images showing children “between the ages of infancy and adolescents engaged in sexual intercourse” and other lewd acts. Five videos allegedly showed children under the age of 10 engaging in sexual acts.
Using images of his tattoos and bedding seen in other videos on his phone, investigators identified two videos that allegedly show Holmes engaged in a sexual act while a child “who appears to be younger than 6 years old ” is present, according to the documents.
Investigators also discovered that Holmes’ phone contained evidence that he used a Telegram chat room to discuss these acts of child sexual abuse with another user named “princess.” Documents claim he wrote “I wish I had access to the children” during a conversation on the platform.
Holmes has now been charged with five counts…
