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AG Paxton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests McLen­nan Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit of his office arrested 53-year-old George Henry Gemmell, of Hewitt, Texas, on five counts of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony.

May 17, 2019 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Lam­pasas Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested 53-year-old John Walter Sickles, of Kempner, Texas, on one count of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony.

April 05, 2019 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Kerr Coun­ty Father and Son for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested a Kerrville father and son for offenses involving child pornography. Sixty-one-year-old Johnny Richard Ingram Sr. was charged with one count of possession of child pornography. His 39-year-old son, Johnny Richard Ingram Jr., who is a registered sex offender, was charged with three counts of promotion of child pornography. If convicted, Ingram Sr. could face up to 10 years in prison, and his son could face 60 years.

May 17, 2018

OAG Col­lab­o­rates with Local Law Enforce­ment to Bring Child Preda­tors to Jus­tice in Bell County

Continuing efforts to protect Texas children from dangerous child predators, the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of Attorney General Ken Paxton's office arrested four men in Bell County for online solicitation of a minor during an undercover operation last week that also involved the attorney general's Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the Bell County Sheriff's Department.

April 30, 2018

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests McLen­nan Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Lewd Images of a Child

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested Matthew Richard Hightower of Waco on five counts of possession of lewd visual material depicting a child. If convicted, the 26-year-old could face up to 10 years in a state jail facility.

April 23, 2018

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Bell Coun­ty Doc­tor for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested a 55-year-old doctor from Temple on one count of possession of child pornography. If convicted, John Middlemiss Palmer could spend up to 20 years in federal prison.

April 20, 2018

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests McLen­nan Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested a Waco man on three counts of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony. If convicted, Joseph Albert Nickel could face up to 30 years in prison.

April 18, 2018

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests John­son Coun­ty Man for Pro­mo­tion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested 64-year-old David Wynn McClary of Cleburne, Texas on five arrest warrants for Promotion of Child Pornography, which is a second-degree felony. According to Texas law, he could face up to 20 years in prison per charge.

March 13, 2018