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Police arrested a San Angelo DJ accused of raping two 16-year-old girls at his residence after the three had been drinking near Lake Nasworthy on Monday.

Samuel Cantu, 24, was booked into the Tom Green County Jail on Monday, charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

The charge is punishable by two to 20 years in prison.

Justice of the Peace Susan Werner set bond at $35,000 on each count. Cantu remained in custody as of Tuesday.

According to an arrest affidavit, Cantu, also known as "DJ Shots," was working at one of Angelo State University's annual back-to-school functions last week.

The two teens, who are friends, attended a function Cantu was at, and one of the girls then began following Cantu on social media sites Instagram and SnapChat, according to the affidavit.

Cantu and the girl began communicating on the social sites, the affidavit stated.

On Monday, Cantu picked up both girls and took them to an unknown location off of Knickerbocker Road, near Lake Nashworthy, according to the affidavit.

"(Cantu) brought alcohol and the three began drinking" before he drove both girls to his residence, the affidavit stated.

The three continued to drink and played drinking games at his residence before the sexual assault happened, the affidavit stated.

One of the teens said Cantu pushed her onto his bed and raped her, according to the affidavit.

The girl told police she then got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

The other teen told police she saw Cantu have sexual intercourse with her friend.

She said Cantu then raped her while her friend was in the bathroom

Two girls got dressed before Cantu drove them both back to their residence, according to the affidavit.

"The safety of all our students is our priority, and we will follow procedures to help ensure their safety," said Becky Brackin, ASU director of Communication and Marketing. "We cannot comment on a pending investigation."

Cantu has DJ for Hit Mix on 94.7 KIXY FM as well as at Fat Boss's Pub in San Angelo and Abilene, among other bussineses, according to his Twitter page.

John Castillo, the owner of Fat Boss's Pub, said Wednesday Cantu was never an employee and occasionally worked as a DJ for events. Castillo said he will not hire Cantu for future events.

"I've got three daughters and I would never — when I found out (about the allegations) we took him off of everything," Castillo said.

Rick Mantooth, vice president of Foster Communications Co., Inc., which owns of 94.7 KIXY FM, said Cantu was immediately terminated from all forms of association with the company after the incident.

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