Former state trooper is accused of sexually assaulting 2 women
A former Texas state trooper is accused of sexually assaulting two women in his patrol car while on duty last summer, federal officials said.
Lee Ray Boykin Jr., a 32-year-old Spring man, was arrested and charged in connection with two assaults, although authorities said they believe he may have assaulted other victims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas.
The defendant also faces weapon and falsification of records charges in the case.
Last August, prosecutors allege, Boykin conducted a traffic stop near a north Houston motel during which he issued the driver a written warning and ordered the passenger into his patrol car. The trooper drove miles away, parked near a dumpster in a back parking lot and coerced the woman to perform oral sex on him by threatening to take her to jail, according to a criminal complaint.
The woman “feared for her life and safety,” prosecutors said. Boykin then placed his hand on his weapon and told her to run, prosecutors said.
The second assault happened days before when Boykin pulled up at a gas station in the same area, according to the complaint. He told a woman he was taking her to a substation for outstanding warrants, ordered her into his car and drove to the same back parking lot where he forced her to perform oral sex, according to the complaint.
Boykin could face up to life in prison if convicted on the charges. The Houston Police Department, Texas Rangers and FBI conducted the investigation.
Anyone with information that Boykin assaulted others should contact the FBI at 713-693-5000, authorities said.