An instructor at the Garland Police Boxing Gym has been arrested on child sex abuse allegations, according to police.
Officers arrested Agenis Apdul Santos, 42, at his home on November 11 on charges of indecency with a child by contact and sexual assault of a child, Fox 4 KDFW reported, citing Garland police. Both charges are second-degree felonies.
School staff alerted a school resource officer around 7 a.m. that day after a 15-year-old Garland ISD student reported an alleged sexual assault. The allegation concerned an encounter at the student’s residence, according to the police account.
The child was not a member of the boxing program, and Santos did not work for the police department. He no longer has an association with the gym, police said.
Parents who suspect their child experienced abuse can call Garland police at 972-485-4840.
The charges constitute allegations. Santos retains the presumption of innocence.
About the gym
The program began in 1995 as a gang intervention and prevention effort, with six children from a police neighborhood service team’s Boy Scout program, a city flyer documenting its history stated.
The gym’s mission centers on providing an after-school setting where young people can find companionship and a sense of belonging. Its activities have included boxing and karate, with participants entering competitions such as Golden Gloves and the Junior Olympics, the flyer noted.
