Officers arrested San Jose Councilman Omar Torres on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged lewd acts with a child, police said.

Police began their investigation into Torres after they said they discovered sexually explicit text messages that allegedly referenced minors. San Jose police were initially investigating the extortion demands, which Torres said she was a victim of, when she found the messages.

Torres’ lawyer said the messages were “outrageous fantasies and role-playing”.

Since the investigation was made public, Torres has missed city council meetings, faced calls to resign and a recall attempt was launched against him.

However, a recall may not be necessary because Torres tendered his resignation on Tuesday before his arrest. the Mercury News reported.

Before his resignation, the San Jose City Council had already moved to remove him from several committees. The City Council voted unanimously to “remove District 3 Councilman Omar Torres from all Council-assigned appointments.”

“While we don’t have the tools we need to remove him completely from office, as the community has asked us to do, we can and have removed him from all committees, boards and commissions,” said Mahan, in the press release, at the time.

KPIX has reached out to Torres’ attorney for further comment.

Police said more information about the arrest would be released during a press conference Wednesday.