child pornography

Sen. Cruz Publishes Review of Judge Jackson’s Soft-On-Crime Track Record

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released a comprehensive review of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record of handing down significantly lower sentences in criminal cases, but especially lower sentences in cases involving child pornography. The review is linked here and below: JUDGE JACKSON’S DISTURBING RECORD SHOWS SHE HANDS DOWN SENTENCES WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE Judge Jackson’s sentences have been dramatically lower than comparable averages for both child pornography cases, specifically, […]

AG Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round Up

Ken Paxton

The Child Exploitation Unit made a noteworthy arrest last week. In Bexar County, Zane Ellis, 20, of San Antonio, was arrested on June 29 for five counts of Possession of Child Pornography. This case was received as a NCMEC CyberTipline report involving the upload of child pornography to an online account. In the course of executing a search warrant, investigators found numerous files of child pornography on Ellis’ cell phone and seized multiple devices for examination […]

The OAG’s Child Exploitation Unit Made Three Arrests Last Week

Attorney General Ken Paxton

In Shelby County, Robert Bradly Lindsey, 58, of Center was arrested on March 9 for two counts of Possession of Child Pornography. This case was received as a NCMEC CyberTipline report involving the upload of child pornography to a social media account. After executing a search warrant at Lindsey’s residence, numerous items were seized as evidence for examination by the Digital Forensics Unit. Lindsey confessed to operating the social media account and to viewing, uploading and sharing child pornography with the account. Lindsey was transported […]

AG Paxton: Pflugerville Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

Kenneth Ray Ward

AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested a Pflugerville man on two counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Kenneth Ray Ward, 54, is charged with a third-degree felony and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The CEU began its investigation after receiving a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, indicating that Ward uploaded child pornography […]

AG’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests Man for Possessing Child Pornography

AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested a Lockhart man on five counts of Possession of Child Pornography. James Brian Gorley, 33, is charged with a third degree felony and could face up to ten years in prison if convicted. The CEU began its investigation after receiving multiple CyberTipline reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, indicating that Gorley uploaded child […]