CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles Times
By Jason Wells
February 18, 2014
A 27-year-old youth pastor in Oakdale, Calif., was arrested Monday on suspicion of possessing child pornography.
Acting on a tip, Tyler Bliss was arrested after two search warrants were served — one at his home in Oakdale — northwest of Modesto — the other at Bethel Assembly of God, where he oversaw the junior high, high school and college ministries, Fox 40 reported.
Carissa Higginbotham, a spokeswoman for the nearby Ceres Police Department, said images retrieved from computers and electronic devices during the searches appeared to show children under the age of 13 engaged in sexual acts.
“We were very concerned because of the access he has to children,” she told the Modesto Bee.
Ceres police investigated the case because the department has the high-tech capabilities and investigating resources for computer forensics, Higginbotham added.
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