Rudy Farias mother is not facing charges for eight-year lie, police say
Rudy Farias is reportedly avoiding his mother after she was exposed for falsely claiming he was missing for eight years in Houston, Texas.
Pauline Sanchez said her nephew is staying with a family friend as spends time away from his mother Janie Santana, who has been the subject of harrowing claims of abuse against her son - though police denied those claims.
Mr Farias made headlines this week when Ms Santana announced that the now-25-year-old had been “found” eight years after she reported him missing.
Houston police later confirmed that Mr Farias was never actually missing and had been living at home with his mother the whole time.
Following an interview with detectives, community activist Quanell X, who was in the meeting, claimed that Mr Farias had alleged alarming abuse by his mother. After the activist's claims were refuted by police, he doubled down in an interview with The Independent and accused police of a “cover-up”.
Prosecutors have declined to bring charges against Ms Santana for lying. The decision was condemned by other relatives, with one of her sisters accusing police of a “cover-up”.
An investigation is ongoing as numerous questions remain around the case.
