Arkansas pastor’s wife turns him in after finding ‘tens of thousands’ of child porn files

[DonViejo]

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.

Waller’s 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.

more
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/arkansas-pastors-wife-turns-him-in-after-finding-tens-of-thousands-of-chld-prn-files/

[Thinkingabout]

1. This is sick, it doesnt matter who they are, just sick.

[justiceischeap]

2. However, this quote

“First of all to the best of our understanding, the allegations against Mr. Waller don’t 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]

3. Wow...tens of thousands! WTF!?

And a YOUTH PASTOR!

[C_U_L8R]

4. Just imagine...

the stash in sanctimonious old chucklenut Huckabee's man cave.

[hifiguy]

5. Everyone who is surprised by this stand on your head...

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]

12. My grandfather, a Methodist minister...

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]

6. Sorry, but this smells like a setup.

[imnew]

9. He admitted it according in the article to his wife

The article doesn't say if he admitted it to the police , I'll grant you that

[zappaman]

10. This seems like the type of think Satan would do.

Satan is totally setting this guy up.
Boo satan!

[imnew]

11. alright you got me

[Major Nikon]

13. No doubt caused by gay marriage

Like the pope says, gay marriage is the work of the devil

[Art_from_Ark]

14. Well, according to his wife, he admitted it

It seems rather odd to me, though, that he would be storing such pictures on a computer he shared with his wife.

[imnew]

7. Something tells me more will come out

when the police conduct an investigation

[shraby]

8. From what I've read, people like that get jobs that put them close to kids. This is one

sick man.

Edoted for tpyo.

[Initech]

15. Yup, like a pain killer addict getting a job at a pharmacy.

[okaawhatever]

16. K & R nt

[malaise]

17. One more example of the

Let us Prey movement.
Throw away the keys.

[reddread]

18. AOL stockholders made big bank

while this went on.

[MineralMan]

19. This revelation may turn up some ugly events

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.