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Trial: Man accused of raping girl after grandfather’s funeral, charged with abusing second girl

Jesus Hernandez appears in Hall County Superior Court Tuesday, June 10, 2025, for day one of his trial for rape, child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. Hernandez, of Palacios, Texas, was accused of abusing a young girl under 16 at least two occasions at her Flowery Branch home, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. - photo by Scott Rogers

06112025 HERNANDZ 2.jpg — Jesus Hernandez appears in Hall County Superior Court Tuesday, June 10, 2025, for day one of his trial for rape, child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. Hernandez, of Palacios, Texas, was accused of abusing a young girl under 16 at least two occasions at her Flowery Branch home, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. - photo by Scott Rogers

An 11-year-old Hall County girl returned home in 2022 from her grandfather’s funeral, as family gathered to watch a movie projected on the side of a camper.