Erath County grand jury indicts 56-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting local teen.

Daniel Slocomb's mugshot from the Erath County Jail.

By SARA VANDEN BERGE

An Erath County grand jury on Thursday indicted a Stephenville man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenager.

Fifty-six-year-old Daniel Slocomb was indicted on four counts of sexual assault of a child (enhanced), sexual performance by a child (enhanced) and two counts of indecency with a child (enhanced).

All charges are second degree felonies.

According to the official complaint obtained by Beneath the Surface News, a detective with the Stephenville Police Department began investigating the case on Oct. 14 when the father of a 16-year-old boy with a learning disability filed a report.

The father reportedly told police he became concerned about his son after noticing signs of depression, according to the complaint.

The victim reportedly told investigators that he and Slocomb began communicating through Snapchat and Facebook Messenger in August 2024 when the victim was only 15 years old.

The report states that Slocomb initially pretended to be the same age as the victim.

The complaint outlines the graphic nature of the relationship between Slocomb and the victim, stating the two exchanged nude photos and videos and allegedly engaged in at least 100 sexual encounters over the course of more than a year.

The victim told detectives that he would sneak out of the house to meet Slocomb at local motels, and in exchange for sex, Slocomb would buy him food and THC vapes.

According to the complaint, investigators located messages verifying the victim’s story.

Slocomb is being held at the Erath County Jail on a $300,000 bond.

Others indicted include:

Charles Wesley Archambeau for continuous violence against family (enhanced), a third degree felony.

Saray Avilez for driving while intoxicated with a child passenger, a state jail felony.

Jacob Lee Bennett for driving while intoxicated (3rd or more offense), a third degree felony.

Joseph Lee Cehand for possession of a substance in penalty group 2, a third degree felony.

Karl Gunter Easterling for driving while intoxicated (3rd or more offense), a third degree felony.

Johnathan Michael Garcia for harassment of a public servant, a third degree felony.

Charles Edward Jenkins, Jr. for possession of a substance in penalty group 2, a third degree felony.

James Alton McCoy for possession of a substance in penalty group 1, a third degree felony.

James Jackson Morgan for driving while intoxicated (3rd or more offense), a third degree felony.

William John Mullin for two counts of possession of a substance in penalty group 1 (enhanced), a second degree felony, and possession of a substance in penalty group 2 (enhanced), a third degree felony.

Manuel Gerardo Naranjo for theft of property ($30,000 < $150,000), a state jail felony.

Jose Macario Ortiz for possession of a substance in penalty group 1, a state jail felony.

Rebecca Lynn Phillips for two counts theft of a firearm, a state jail felony.

Christian Patrick Raybourn for possession of a substance in penalty group 1, a third degree felony.

Precious Joy Robison for prohibited substance in a correctional facility and possession of a substance in penalty group 1, both third degree felonies.

Dale Edward Smith for theft of property, a state jail felony.

Terrell Wayne Washington for possession of a substance in penalty group 1, a second degree felony.