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An Arkansas youth pastor is facing child pornography charges after his wife reportedly found images of underage girls on his computer and turned them over to police.
According to KAIT, an affidavit filed in Jonesboro District Court on Wednesday alleged that 39-year-old First Assembly of God Pastor Tony Waller had tens of thousands of photos and videos of nude or scantily clad pubescent girls on a laptop that he shared with his wife, Angela.
Wallers wife told detectives that she was searching for a file when she came across a folder that she did not recognize. The folder contained thousands of images of prepubescent girls either completely nude or scantily clad, the affidavit said.
When he was confronted by his wife, she said that he admitted having a child pornography addiction for more than 20 years. The laptop and two hard drives were turned over to police, who arrested Waller.
Senior Pastor Matt Smith told KAIT that Waller was fired as soon as the allegations came to light. He had worked at the church since 1999.
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)First of all to the best of our understanding, the allegations against Mr. Waller dont involve anything with our church as far as we know, Smith said. I encourage the church to handle this with three prongs of love: focus on loving each other as a church family, show tremendous of love to his family and continue to love him.
I wonder if they feel the same way about the gays as a pedophile.
Rex
(65,616 posts)And a YOUTH PASTOR!
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)the stash in sanctimonious old chucklenut Huckabee's man cave.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Typical. I think fundies, especially fundy "ministers" would rank highly among groups of those who go looking for kiddie porn. Sick fuckers.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)told me to beware of the ones who preach the loudest- they have to preach loud to cover the sound of all the bones rattling in their closet.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)imnew
(93 posts)The article doesn't say if he admitted it to the police , I'll grant you that
zappaman
(20,606 posts)Satan is totally setting this guy up.
Boo satan!
imnew
(93 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Like the pope says, gay marriage is the work of the devil
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)It seems rather odd to me, though, that he would be storing such pictures on a computer he shared with his wife.
imnew
(93 posts)when the police conduct an investigation
shraby
(21,946 posts)sick man.
Edoted for tpyo.
Initech
(100,075 posts)okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)malaise
(268,997 posts)Let us Prey movement.
Throw away the keys.
reddread
(6,896 posts)while this went on.
MineralMan
(146,308 posts)locally. Youth ministers who are addicted to child pornography are a real danger to the children of their church. There may well be cases of sexual abuse just waiting to be revealed. Parents in that congregation are almost certainly worried right now about that possibility.