A Houston man already facing one sex crime has been charged with another.
Jonathan Southworth, 30, of 123 Remington Circle, was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony second-degree statutory rape. The alleged incident stemmed from 2012 with a then 16-year-old girl, according to a probable cause statement from Texas County Sheriff James Sigman.
Southworth also faces felony sodomy charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl in June 2016. He was arrested in August and released after posting $500,000 bond. A trial date is scheduled to be set April 4.
Sigman said the most recent victim came forward Aug. 30, 2016 – 12 days after Southworth’s first arrest. She told Sigman that she and Southworth had engaged in sexual intercourse four years earlier at his home off Oak Hill Drive in Houston.
The victim said Southworth contacted her via Facebook and told her she “looked older than 16.” She told Sigman she knew Southworth from her job in Houston. She said they continued to communicate on social media and later met up.
Sigman said Southworth allegedly provided alcohol to the victim and took her to his residence, where they engaged in consensual sex. The victim said it occurred one time and that she was intoxicated.
Sigman asked the victim if she and Southworth had ever exchanged nude photographs. She said Southworth sent her a picture of his private parts but that she had not sent him any photos.
Southworth also faces two drug charges – felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia – stemming from a search of his residence related to the first alleged sex crime. The trial for that case will also be set April 4.
PDF: Southworth probable cause statement