Splendora police arrested a man Thursday on a charge of indecency with a child after a three-month investigation that reportedly began when the child made an outcry of sexual abuse.
The suspect, 35-year-old Michael Christopher Morgan, of Splendora, became the subject of an investigation on June 12, 2018, when Splendora Police Department received a call in reference to an alleged sexual assault of a minor, authorities say.
“Upon contacting the reportee, along with the victim who made the outcry, it was determined through an interview a crime had been committed,” said Sgt. James “Troy” Teller, spokesperson for the police department.
Under the direction of Chief Wally Wieghat, detectives were assigned to the case and spent countless hours digging into forensic interviews, cell phone data and one-on-one interviews, according to Teller.
This week, after gaining enough evidence to obtain an arrest warrant, Morgan was called to the police station. When he arrived Thursday, he was taken into custody without incident.
The charge against Morgan is a second-degree felony. Bond information is not available at this time.