Abigail Alvarado front right says the years she spent with the Castillos were marked by brainwashing, manipulation, stalking, assault and horror. Rape, lies and threats were part of her daily routine, and she says the only reasons she didn't hurt herself or someone else were her children, who were born out of the abuse. Rape, lies and threats were part of her daily routine, and she. Laura and Eusebio Castillo 's home on the Southeast Side of San Antonio was a place where "miracles" occurred on a weekly basis.
Every Sunday, hundreds of believers would flock to St. Peregrine Chapel, a little shed in the back of the Castillos' home, to visit an 8-year-old girl they claimed as their daughter. The child was said to be capable of curing cancer. According to documents obtained by mySA. The Miracle Child and two other children were born from the alleged rapes, according to forensic lab reports that found a match between the DNA of the children and that of Eusebio.
Laura and Eusebio are now facing charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony. Eusebio was transferred to the Bexar County Jail on Feb. The Castillos are both scheduled to make a court appearance on August 7. If convicted of the charges against them, they could face up to 99 years in prison.
The Castillos' arrests mark the peak of a years-long investigation that began on July 20, , when Abigail, who goes by Abby , now an adult who wants her story told, informed police of the abuse she had endured since at least age 9. Abby, now 28, first approached mySA. She says the years she spent with the Castillos were marked by brainwashing, manipulation, stalking, assault and horror. Rape, lies and threats were part of her daily routine, and she says the only reasons she didn't hurt herself or someone else were her children, who were born out of the abuse and will remain unnamed at her request.
I would think of suicide. And I stopped it all because of the kids. Who was going to take care of my kids? I thought, 'If I die, my kids are next in line. The path toward her alleged abusers began in in San Antonio, when she was 8 years old. Child Protective Services took her and her younger brother and older sister away from their mother, Maria Rodriguez , due to her addiction to drugs and alcohol and inability to care for her children. Rodriguez, now sober for more than three years, admits her addiction was a problem.
