Volunteer youth pastor arrested for child porn possession, HCSO says
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Second Baptist Volunteer Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material
A volunteer who worked last summer with youth at Houston-based Second Baptist Church has been charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. The arrest marks another controversy to hit the embattled megachurch, which has been accused of stealing members’ voting rights. Carter Thomas, 27, was arrested Wednesday for the felony, Harris County police announced on Facebook. He was first charged on Nov. 26, but police picked him up on the way to…
Former Volunteer Youth Pastor Arrested on Child Pornography Charge in Harris County
Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigators have charged a former volunteer youth pastor with possession of child pornography following a High-Tech Crime Unit investigation. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a detective filed a felony charge on November 26, 2025, against 27-year-old Carter August Thomas. Thomas had recently served as a volunteer youth pastor at Second Baptist Church, located at 6400 Woodway Drive in Houston. On Wednesday, Dece…
HOUSTON – Parents in the Copperfield community northwest of Houston say they are outraged after hearing about the arrest of a 27-year-old man who, according to court documents, had dozens of images of child pornography. The man functioned as a supposed volunteer minister of the Second Baptist Church. Carter Thomas was apparently already released on bail, while awaiting his next court appearance tomorrow. According to court documents, it was on A…
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