We cannot comment further," the Galveston County District Attorney's Office said. The Galveston Police Department fired Rivas amid an investigation into the incident. The families involved sought legal action against more than the ousted officer.

A former Galveston police officer was accused of assaulting several children at an apartment complex pool while working as a security guard, according to the district attorney’s office. A grand jury Tuesday indicted Jared Rivas on two counts of injury to a child,

Jared Rivas was off-duty and working security at a Galveston apartment complex when he allegedly assaulted a teenage boy attending a pool party there.

Former Galveston police officer Jared Rivas has been indicted for allegedly assaulting several people at including teenagers at an apartment pool.