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

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

San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres allegedly sexually abused and sodomized his cousin when his cousin was as young as 13, new police records obtained by San José Spotlight have revealed.

San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres, who has been under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor, was arrested on Tuesday, his lawyer confirmed to ABC7 News. Torres also resigned from his position.

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After being held without bail since his arrest for child molestation charges earlier this month, disgraced San Jose councilman Omar Torres was denied bail in court this Thursday, Robert Handa reports.

Embattled San Jose councilmember Omar Torres was arrested on Tuesday, according to his attorney and officials. Torres' attorney, Nelson McElmurry, told KTVU that his client had his office submit a resignation letter earlier today and that coincidentally,

San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres was denied bail on Thursday amid an ongoing child sex abuse investigation.

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