Who is Victor L. Corey Paillet III? Car influencer with huge social media following arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting toddler, victim’s mother reveals chilling details; check here

Shocking details emerged from Texas, where authorities have arrested a 40-year-old man for the alleged sexual assault of a child. The incident surfaced on January 16, 2026 (Friday), when Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies were first called to a home in Porter, Texas, as a part of an investigation involving the sexual assault of a child, according to the details shared by the MCSO in a Facebook post.

The MCSO's Special Victims Unit (SVU) was quickly called to the scene. The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Victor L. Corey Paillet III. He is a local car influencer, according to reports.

SVU detectives obtained video evidence showing the sexual assault of a two-year-old child. “Following an extensive on-scene investigation and the execution of multiple search warrants, with assistance from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, SVU detectives obtained video evidence depicting the sexual assault of a 2-year-old child. The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Victor L. Corey Paillet III,” the MCSO’s Facebook post read.

Charges against Victor L. Corey Paillet III

Victor Paillet was arrested and charged with promotion of child pornography and aggravated sexual assault of a child, both first-degree felonies. Paillet was booked into the Montgomery County Jail, where he is currently being held with no bond, according to the MCSO.

“Investigators have learned that Paillet has ties to the Houston area and Louisiana and may be known by the aliases “Kandy Red” and “Kandy Red Bread,” the sheriff’s office further stated. He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and is being held with no bond.

Paillet has a huge following across social media platforms, including Instagram, where he goes by "Kandy Red Bread," according to PEOPLE. He has more than 62,000 followers and makes videos about customizing cars with Houston-specific modifications.

Victim's mother breaks silence

The victim's mother spoke to local outlets, including ABC13 and KPRC 2. She chose not to reveal her child’s name to protect her identity. She shared that she called the police after discovering that Paillet, her boyfriend, had videos of an incident on his cell phone.

Recounting the moment she found the disturbing footage, she told KPRC 2, "I've never went [sic] through his phone before, never, but his phone was right there, and I'm like, I just feel something’s not right."

She said she went through his phone after he had gotten drunk and fallen asleep. When she accessed Paillet’s device, the first thing she saw was horrifying. “I clicked on that first video right there,” she told KPRC2. “It was seven minutes and 53 seconds... And it said yesterday at 6:43 a.m.,” she added.

"I just keep seeing that video over and over in my head," she told ABC 13. "I literally haven't been able to sleep. I've just been crying so much lately." "She's just a baby; like, why would you do this to a baby? Like, how can you do this to her? How can you do this to me?" the mother said.

Speaking to ABC 13, she stated that it's also still leaving a mark on her daughter right now as well. "She's just been so clingy now, she has changed since that happened, she's just been crying so much lately and we both do need to seek therapy for sure we're going to try and get some help and I had to break the lease at the house, we can't go back to that house where the trauma happened," the victim's mother told ABC 13.

Paillet kept under ‘modified safety watch’

KPRC 2 later reported that jail officials placed Paillet on a "modified safety watch." It is typically enforced when an inmate attempts to harm themself or is believed to be at risk of doing so. The sheriff's office said that based on information obtained during the investigation, detectives believe there may be additional victims.