Arrest documents allege the father of two brothers, who are already accused of child sex crimes and previously worked at East Texas law enforcement agencies, and their younger brother also sexually abused the same young boy.
Carl Laza, 59, is charged with indecency with a child, while Kaleb Laza, 27, is charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to jail and arrest records.
Documents obtained by CBS19 confirmed that Carl Laza is the father of former Houston County Deputy Skyler Laza, 34, and former Gladewater police officer Kenan Robert Laza, 29, who were both arrested last week on state and federal charges.
The child told police he had been sexually abused by all three Laza brothers and their father, Carl Laza, since the time he was about 9 years old, the arrest affidavit read.
Both Kenan and Skyler Laza are charged with sexual exploitation of a child (production of child pornography) in federal court. Skyler Laza faces a state charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child and Kenan Laza is charged with indecency with a child.
In an interview with police, the child victim described multiple instances in recent years when he was sexually abused by Kaleb Laza both in the presence of Skyler Laza and when the child was alone. The victim said the last time that Kaleb Laza assaulted him was summer this year, the arrest affidavit read.
While investigating Skyler Laza, a Dallas police detective found a chat thread between Skyler and Kaleb Laza showing them discuss sexually assaulting the child and trading child porn files of the victim. Numerous files were shared by Kaleb Laza in that chat thread.
Read complete artilce hereThe document describes one video created in July 2024 showing two men, later determined to be Skyler and Kenan Laza brothers, and the victim committing sexual acts while watching pornography. Based on the detective's training, he determined the video to be child porn.
DOCUMENTS: East Texas father, 3 brothers all sexually abused young boy multiple times
The child told police he had been sexually abused by all three Laza brothers and their father, Carl Laza, since the time he was about 9 years old.
