Authorities in San Jose on Wednesday provided details about new charges against former City Councilmember Omar Torres involving the sexual assault of a young relative that led to his arrest on Election Day.

The former city councilmember faces three child sexual abuse charges and up to two decades in prison if convicted.

San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres was denied bail on Thursday amid an ongoing child sex abuse investigation. Torres, who resigned from City Council effective Nov. 27, faces a maximum 24 years in jail if convicted on three felony counts of child molestation,

Officers arrested San Jose Council Member Omar Torres on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged lewd acts with a child, police said.

Disgraced San Jose councilmember Omar Torres will remain behind bars as he awaits trial on charges of child sex abuse.

Story updated Nov. 6 at 9:27 a.m. Original story published Nov. 5 at 4:40 p.m. San Jose police have arrested Councilmember Omar Torres, his attorney confirmed to San José Spotlight. The attorney said on Tuesday that Torres had been “picked up,

Omar Torres, the San Jose city councilman facing multiple charges for sexual molestation of a minor, went before a judge on Thursday, asking to be released on bail, but was ultimately denied. Torres has been held in jail without bail since his arrest earlier this month and submitted his resignation from office effective at the end of the month.

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