Startling surveillance video captures a woman screaming for help as she is forcibly carried back into a trailer home in Texas, where authorities say she was held as a sex slave for nearly a week.
Jose Armando Carcamo-Perdomo, a 22-year-old illegal immigrant from Honduras, was arrested on July 14 and faces charges of aggravated kidnapping and assault after Harris County Police discovered a woman being held captive inside his Houston home.
The harrowing footage, recorded by a neighbor’s security camera, shows Carcamo-Perdomo carrying the woman in a bear-hug grip as she kicks and struggles to escape.
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A dog can be heard loudly barking in the background as the woman shrieks for help. “She tried to leave, but this defendant carried her back inside the residence without her consent,” a Harris County judge said. “He tied her up and then sexually assaulted her.”
Investigators say the woman had traveled from New York to Houston after being offered a higher-paying job as a masseuse.
But upon arriving, her passport was taken, and she was locked in a small closet without food or water, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
After at least five days in captivity, she managed to escape the closet and run from the trailer. However, Carcamo-Perdomo caught her outside and dragged her back inside as a concerned neighbor looked on.
“As soon as I drove out of the fence at work, I called 911 to report a possible child abduction,” the neighbor told ABC 7.
When police arrived at the home on Elderberry Lane, near Beltway 8 and Highway 90, they found the woman “bound by her hands.”
Despite the evidence, the suspect claimed he didn’t know anything about the woman in his home
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Carcamo-Perdomo entered the U.S. illegally in 2020 and was issued a notice to appear following a traffic stop. In 2023, however, an immigration judge dismissed the case.
Carcamo-Perdomo’s attorney has released a statement maintaining his client’s innocence.
“Our client, Mr. Jose Carcamo, is shocked by the serious allegations brought forth against him and firmly maintains his complete innocence. We remind the public that under the United States Constitution, every individual is entitled to the presumption of innocence, the right to due process, and a fair trial.”
The unidentified woman is currently receiving medical care and counseling at an undisclosed location and the investigation is ongoing.
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