A 25-year-old man from Spring, Texas is jailed without bond, charged with aggravated assault after authorities say he secretly gave abortion medication to a pregnant woman against her will, causing the death of their unborn child.
Jon Rueben Gabriel Demeter faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury — family violence. Authorities indicated possible additional or enhanced charges pending further evidence processing.
The child, named Presley Mae by her mother, was stillborn at a hospital in The Woodlands.
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The woman told authorities she believed the father of her baby had administered a drug to her without her knowledge or consent to kill the baby.0
Further investigation revealed Demeter had repeatedly attempted to convince the mother to undergo an abortion, including offering to pay for her to travel out of state. She repeatedly refused, expressing her firm intent to carry the pregnancy to term.
Demeter obtained abortion pills online and covertly administered it to the mother without her knowledge and consent, with the specific intent to cause the death of the unborn child.
Demeter was arrested Monday by detectives from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
“The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office commends the tireless dedication of our detectives, crime scene investigators, prosecutors, and patrol personnel who worked on this difficult and sensitive case,” Sheriff Wesley Doolittle said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with the mother and her family as they mourn the loss of Presley Mae.”
Demeter is being held in the Montgomery County Jail.
