New Boston man held on $500,000 bond on charges for continuous sexual abuse of a child

A 32-year-old New Boston man is behind bars on charges of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl multiple times for more than a year at various homes he resided in, authorities said.

Alex Bloyd, 32, is being held on $500,000 bond for continuous sexual abuse of a young child, a first degree felony. If convicted, he faces five to 99 years or life in a Texas prison. State law could enhance the charges due to the child’s age.

The allegations came after the child made an outcry to her mother that Bloyd had been touching her inappropriately, saying she “didn’t like when he did it” and “wanted him to go to jail,” according to a probable cause affidavit.