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Child's cry for help to teacher leads to San Antonio man's sex crime arrest
By Fares Sabawi
Updated 11:40 am CST, Friday, February 22, 2019
Phillip Burks, 34, was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Photo: Bexar County Jail
A man was taken into custody on Friday after an 8-year-old girl confided in her teacher that she had been sexually assaulted, according to San Antonio police.
Phillip Barnett Burks, 34, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault of a child, jail records showed.
On Jan. 25, the girl told her teacher that Burks, who watches her and her 1-year-old sister while their mom is at work, has forced her to have sex with him multiple times, police said.
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"The victim stated that this happened last night and happens every time (Burks) drinks," police wrote in his arrest affidavit.
The teacher reported the allegations to police, who interviewed the child soon after.
The girl told detectives that Burks taught her about sex and made her watch a pornographic video on his cell phone while her mother was at work. She initially didn't want to report Burks because she was scared, according to the affidavit.
Police tried to get in contact with Burks, who was made aware of the investigation by the girl's mother, but detectives' efforts were unsuccessful, according to the affidavit.
Burks' bail was set at $75,000, according to jail records.
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