Police say their investigation
into the reported disappearance
of Rudy Farias is just starting.
But they learned Rudy was back
at home one day after he was
reported missing back in 2015.
Rudy's family members say law enforcement
have not done their job trying to find Rudy
over the last eight years. HPD failed
us. The DS what they does yesterday,
they had her, She was in handcuffs and she
was released because they said they had no.
Proven evidence, no factual evidence.
Our Grace White says Rudy's
mom left the home yesterday.
Houston police saying Rudy
is now with his mother.
We have team coverage tonight
of this investigation.
Cheryl, Mercedes verifying the facts.
But first we go to Annie, Ellie,
Louise with the new details from
Houston police on claims Rudy
was sexually abused. Annie Ellie.
Well, that's right.
This story just keeps getting
more confusing for everyone.
But here's what HPD say.
They say Rudy's been living with
his mom of this entire time.
Matter of fact, they said they had
several encounters with officers,
providing them fake names
and fake date of birth.
All of this they said they learned
yesterday during an interview
with Rudy and his mother.
Now take a look at the press
conference from earlier today.
It was during this press conference this
morning where we learned Rudy came home on.
8th of 2015 one day after he disappeared.
But officers say the mother continued
to deceive police and allege it was
a nephew who was living with her.
The Police Department says the
DA's office declined any charges
for making fictitious reports
and when police were asked if
Rudy was sexually assaulted,
they wouldn't comment on that and could
not see if Rudy was a victim or not.
But here's what they had to say
about the alleged sexual abuse.
Now based on Rudy's interview,
there were no reports of
sexual abuse reported.
If there is a disclosure made,
we will continue to investigate.
The detective heard this.
The detective also heard Rudy say he
did not like him and that he would
sometimes get out of her bed and sleep
on the floor because he did not like
what she was forcing him to do to me.
That's sexual abuse.
And you just heard from activist Quan LX.
He went into detail
describing the alleged abuse.
He says Rudy told him and detectives
that he suffered under his mom's care.
Quinnell says he continues to worry for
Rudy's safety and so does Rudy's family.
Aunts and cousins have
showed up looking for Rudy.
They feel like they've been let
down by HPD and say they feel more
could be done to protect Rudy.
Now, police did reach out to Adult
Protective Services and also put Rudy in
contact with the victims of Crime Services.
Now, by the way,
during this whole ordeal,
police did mention that Rudy was 17
years old and that is considered
an adult in the state of Texas.
Reporting live Anna Ellie Ruiz,
K to you 11 News And we'll continue
to follow the developments in this story.
Anna, Ellie, thank you.
Of course, there are a lot of stories
which we're going around about this case,
but not everything you are hearing is true.
Our Verify team is staying on top of
those latest developments to make
sure you have all of the facts.
Here's investigative reporter
Cheryl Mercedes.
Yeah, Raikola. And there's been a lot
of speculation since the story broke.
So let's get some verify facts for you.
First up, there's been a lot of talk
about over the eight years that.
Nobody went missing that he and
his mother had contact with police.
We can verify for you that that is true.
An HPD detective confirmed during the
news conference today that the two
did come in contact with officers,
but they used fake names and dates of birth.
When they talk to them,
Another thing that's coming up,
people want to know why and has.
Janie Santana, that's Rudy's mother,
been charged. Well,
we can tell you First off, that's false.
She's not been charged.
That same detective I just mentioned
said this morning in that news
conference that the District Attorney
will not accept charges until this
entire investigation is complete.
And this one has been circulating
around social media and we've been
hearing it as well in our newsroom.
Talk of Rudy.
Marius being held captive,
sexually abused and drugged by his mom.
Well,
we can tell you right now that
that's just unknown Yesterday.
Community activists,
you heard him right there in Anna Yeli story.
Quan Lx told reporters that Rudy
had been kept at his mom's house
and that he was sexually abused.
But today she Finner said,
based on detectives interview with Rudy.
There were no such reports made at that time.
So since it's an open investigation,
we're going to keep this statement
right here in the unknown category
and just let this one play out until
we can confirm it absolutely for you.
One final question. Sure. Why did Rudy
Farias leave home in the 1st place?
Now that's a huge question right
there that officers could not address
again in that news conference line.
And they say just like everything else,
this investigation, yes,
he went missing eight years ago,
but this part of this investigation,
this is just the beginning, So.
A lot more information to come.
The coming weeks, years,
months we don't know about.
A lot to uncover.
There is a lot to uncover indeed.
Joe, Thank you.
On khou.com we walk you through the
timeline of Rudy's disappearance.
You can also watch Hpd's entire
news conference on our website.