Arlington pastor charged with possession of child pornography, police say
An Arlington pastor was arrested this week on a charge of possession of child pornography, police said.
The Wednesday arrest of Brett Jarad Monroe, 38, was part of a coordinated investigation with Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the U.S Department of Homeland Security, police said in a news release Friday. The department said it can’t say much more since the case deals with child pornography as well as an investigation with a federal agency.
Monroe served on the church staff of Heritage Baptist Church in Arlington for the past 11 years, according to a LinkedIn profile bearing his name.
Monroe’s name also appears under a Google result for the Heritage Baptist Church website. The archived webpage said he was an associate pastor. But on the current “meet our staff” page on the site, Monroe’s name is absent.
Phone calls to the church weren’t answered Friday morning and the church didn’t immediately respond to a message requesting comment.
The church is located on Parliament Drive in Arlington and is described on its website as a “local community, family-oriented church.”
The Heritage Baptist Church of Arlington, Texas Facebook page isn’t active.
This story was originally published December 13, 2019 at 9:34 AM.
