35-year-old charged with soliciting sex with teen boy is son of area law enforcement official

John David Talamantes, 35, was arrested Oct. 19, 2016 and was charged with the online solicitation of a minor. John David Talamantes, 35, was arrested Oct. 19, 2016 and was charged with the online solicitation of a minor. Photo: Courtesy/Karnes County Photo: Courtesy/Karnes County Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close 35-year-old charged with soliciting sex with teen boy is son of area law enforcement official 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

The 35-year-old son of an area law enforcement official was arrested while allegedly trying to meet up with a 16-year-old boy for sex last month, according to records and a source familiar with the case.

John David Talamantes — who is the son of Ray Talamantes, an investigator for the 81st Judicial District Attorney's Office, which serves five nearby counties — was charged with online solicitation of a minor on Oct. 19, public and jail records obtained by mySA.com show.

Ray Talamantes did not respond to multiple calls and messages left on his voicemail and with his office over a two-week period.

In October, John David Talamantes allegedly posted an ad on Craigslist seeking a boy "the younger, the better" to meet up with for sex, the source said.

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An undercover agent posing as a 16-year-old boy responded to the ad and scheduled a meeting for sex at a park behind an H-E-B store in Kenedy, Texas on Oct. 19, police said.

There, law enforcement officials found John David Talamantes and placed him under arrest, the source said.

Public records confirm John David Talamantes is the son of Ray Talamantes, who lists himself as an investigator for the 81st Judicial District Attorney's Office on his LinkedIn account.

An administrator at the office confirmed Ray Talamantes is currently employed in that position, adding that he is one of "several" investigators for the agency, which serves Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle and Wilson Counties, according to its website.

As an investigator, Ray Talamantes helps attorneys with obtaining records, tracking down witnesses and serving subpoenas. He is not assigned to a specific initiative in the office, including the human trafficking branch that carried out the arrest of his son.

John David Talamantes' last known address is in the 1500 block of Babcock Road in San Antonio, public records show.

Five others were arrested in October stemming from investigations by the human trafficking division led by 81st District Attorney René Peña.

Kayla Totson, Ebony Williamson, Sir Alex Myers Randolph, Horace Hamby and Sonni Lynn Poteet were arrested on various charges including prostitution, promotion of prostitution, and the online solicitation of a minor, records obtained by mySA.com show.

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Totson, Williamson, Randolph and Hamby are from the San Antonio area, officials said.

Totson, Poteet, Williamson and Randolph are believed to have sex-trafficked minors in a Floresville motel and police arrested them Oct. 13. They were taken to Wilson County Jail.

Hamby, 45, was arrested in Floresville Oct. 27, for the online solicitation of a minor. He was taken to Wilson County Jail. Police believe Hamby traveled to Floresville that day to meet with a 15-year-old girl for sex.

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“Protecting our children is paramount” Peña said in October. “I am proud of the initiative I created. Not only is it addressing those child victims who are being sex trafficked, it is also addressing other chidl victims who are being sexually preyed on by adults.”

News researcher Misty Harris contributed to this report.

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