Rudy Farias has spoken out for the first time to deny that he was ever sexually abused by his mother, but insisted he was ‘brainwashed and manipulated’ during his imprisonment.
The Texan had been missing for eight years before he mysteriously reappeared this month, amid allegations his mom Janie Santana kept him in captivity.
Speaking to Fox26Houston, Farias said his ordeal felt like he had ‘lived in a prison’, adding ‘I just wanted to be free. I just wanted to live my life.’
He added that he was not molested by Santana, who has not been charged.
‘She didn’t force herself on me or anything like that,’ he said. ‘It would never be anything like that. Just stuff that really made me uncomfortable’.
Farias had been missing for eight years, before he mysteriously reappeared amid allegations from neighbors that he was often spotted in the local area
Rudy has accused his mother Janie Santana (pictured) of keeping him captive for almost a decade
Farias’ time in alleged imprisonment began in March 2015, when his mother reported him missing to Houston police.
But while authorities searched for him for almost a decade, Farias has now given a harrowing insight into his life in captivity.
Although he denied his ordeal was sexual in nature, Farias claims he was emotionally dominated by his mother, whereby she controlled his every move.
He claimed his mother wouldn’t physically restrain him, but instead deceived and abused him into not wanting to leave.
‘She would manipulate me into saying I would get arrested for speeding ticket,’ he said. ‘It just felt like brainwashing, honestly.’
In a heartbreaking admission, Farias said his mother would be in command of every aspect of his life, including keeping him hidden away when friends and family would visit.
Tearing up as he made the claim, Farias said: ‘I would just have to listen to my family and cheerful on the other side of a f****** door… I’d be like, I just want my family, just want people, just want communication.’
A missing person note detailed what he was wearing at the time that he went missing, aged 17, in 2015. It also mentioned that he suffered from depression, PTSD and anxiety
Farias revealed during his bombshell interview that his mother allegedly told him things he wouldn’t be able to verify, forcing him into a position of trust.
However, despite making a slew of disturbing allegations against her, Farias insisted that he was never sexually abused by his mother.
‘She didn’t force herself on me or anything like that,’ he said. ‘It would never be anything like that. Just stuff that really made me uncomfortable’.
Houston police have so far refrained from charging Farias’ mother with any crimes, but he now says he is just happy to be free.
‘It feels like, I’m just at peace now. Just feels happy, you know?’ he said.
Rudy Farias was seen hiding his face under a blanket as he was escorted out of a Houston hotel shortly after his re-emergence
News of Farias being found alive was met with glee in his home state earlier this month, with his mother claiming her ‘nonverbal’ son was only alive due to a miracle.
But the story quickly took a dark turn, when Farias began making a series of bizarre and dark allegations about his mother.
Among the claims were that she would make him ‘play daddy’ while naked in bed, treat him like a slave, and give him hallucinogenic drugs.
His mother had reported him missing in 2015, when he was 17, but adding to the confusion neighbors said he was never missing, and regularly saw him.
At the time of Farias’ disappearance, his mother told officials that he suffered from depression and PTSD since his brother died in a motorcycle accident in 2011, an incident neighbors say he spoke about.
Farias’ father, Houston police officer Rudolph Farias III, died by suicide in 2014. He was a 21-year veteran and was facing an internal affairs investigation at the time of his death.
In the days after he was found, Farias was seen hiding his face under a blanket as he was escorted out of a Houston hotel by counselor Quanell X, who became emotional as he described his conversation with the young man.
