She was a victim of Indecency with a Child. At the time, the teenager lived in Conroe near Crawford. As a teenager in the 1970s, her childhood friend told her a “horror story” about Crawford. An adult female who learned of the ongoing investigation told Mullins hearing about the allegations triggered a memory from her childhood. Information about a third victim was brought to light June 28, 2021. The victim of the 1995 incident was interviewed, and she confirmed the assault occurred at Crawford’s home in Navasota. Witnesses stated Crawford admitted portions of the 1995 assault and abortion to them. In that incident Crawford impregnated a 12-year-old girl and took her to an abortion clinic in Houston to abort the pregnancy. Through extensive investigating and interviews, Mullins uncovered a sexual assault from 1995. A relative of Crawford reported the incident after learning of the initial report. Mullins received information about a second sexual abuse victim on June 25, 2021. He learned a 14-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by Crawford on three separate occasions with the final incident in 2020.
Officers responded and Navasota Investigator Travis Mullins was assigned to the case. The initial report of abuse was received by Navasota Police Sgt. ANDERSON – It took a Grimes County Jury only 15 minutes to convict 79-year-old Robert Shannon Crawford, of Navasota, of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Thursday, Nov.
