ELM MOTT, TX — The McLennan County Sheriff's Office arrested an Elm Mott man on Friday for trafficking a 16-year-old in 2009.
Darrel Patrick, 52, is accused of grooming her for sexual exploitation while she was a teenager.
Joseph Scaramucci, a detective with the sheriff's office, said that the victim came forward 10 years after meeting Patrick. She told authorities that when she was 16, she ran away from her home in Woodway. She was picked up by Patrick, and he supplied her with methamphetamine and alcohol.
He was 41 at the time.
The victim told deputies she had sex with Patrick while she was underage, and she was with him for nearly 10 years until she came forward last week.
She supplied detectives with digital photos that showed her having sex while she was underage. Scaramucci said Patrick is accused of forcing the victim into making child pornography.
Patrick is currently out on bond.
