‘I lived in prison’: Rudy Farias speaks out for the first time by denying his mother abused him but says he was ‘brainwashed and manipulated’ during eight years of enforced disappearance
- Rudy Farias has spoken out for the first time since his mysterious reappearance earlier this month
- The Texan was missing for eight years before being found injured and bleeding in a church on July 3
- Farias has accused his mother of keeping him captive the whole time and recently said he felt like “living in a prison”.
Rudy Farias has come out for the first time and denied he was ever molested by his mother. Instead, he said he was “brainwashed and manipulated” during his detention.
The Texan had been missing for eight years before mysteriously reappearing this month after neighbors claimed he was often sighted in the area.
Speaking to Fox26Houston, Farias said his ordeal was “like living in prison,” adding, “I just wanted to be free. I just wanted to live my life.”
Farias had been missing for eight years before mysteriously reappearing after neighbors claimed he was often sighted in the area
Rudy has accused his mother Janie Santana (pictured) of holding him captive for almost a decade
Farias’ presumptive sentence began in March 2015, when Farias’ mother reported him missing to the Houston Police Department.
But while authorities have been searching for him for almost a decade, Farias has now provided an insight into his life in captivity.
He claimed that while his mother did not physically restrain him, instead he was deceived and mistreated into not wanting to leave.
“She manipulated me into saying I was going to be arrested for speeding.” Honestly, it just felt like brainwashing.”