United States Attorney James T. Jacks
Northern District of Texas

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
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FORMER KAUFMAN COUNTY CHURCH MUSIC MINISTER RELEASED
ON BOND AFTER ARREST ON FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE

DALLAS — David Ray Gray, 60, has been released on bond following his arrest on Monday afternoon, November 23, 2009, for possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Gray is a resident of Scurry, Texas, and until recently was the Music Minister at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church near his residence.

According to the affidavit filed with the complaint, on November 3, 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents visited the Gray residence, based on a lead from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Section. The lead concerned a target at the Gray residence who was purchasing subscriptions to a child pornography website via the Internet.

Gray voluntarily stated that he had viewed and downloaded child pornography pictures onto his personal computers and admitting to purchasing a 30-day subscription to a child porn site. A search of his home computer and his church office computer both revealed images of child pornography.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov

A federal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts of the offenses charged, and must be made under oath before a magistrate judge. A defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s office has 30 days to present the matter to a grand jury for indictment.

The matter is being investigated by ICE and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aisha Saleem.

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