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Victoria Advocate
Caty Hirst
Originally published September 28, 2012
The Victoria man arrested on child pornography charges Thursday was a volunteer with the children’s ministry at Faith Family Church.
Officers arrested Joshua Almeida, 32, of Victoria, about 9:20 p.m. and charged him with possession of child pornography with intent to distribute.
Stephanie Petrash has been going to Faith Family Church with Almeida for about 15 years. She also volunteers with him in the children’s department.
Petrash said she has never seen Almeida try to be alone with children or witnessed children acting uncomfortable around him.
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