Pflugerville Man Arrested For Possession Of Child Pornography

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — The Texas attorney general on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Pflugerville man on two counts of possession of child pornography.

Kenneth Ray Ward, 54, is charged with a third-degree felony in connection to the charges, and could face up to ten years in prison if convicted. In a news release, Attorney General Ken Paxton said the arrest was the culmination of investigative work by his office's Child Exploitation Unit, which launced its probe after receiving a CypterTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicating Ward uploaded child pornography to a cloud storage account.

A subsequent search of Ward's home yielded images of child pornography on his tablet computer. Investigators also seized a desktop computer and smartphone, both of which are being examined by teh AG's Digital Forensics Unit, Paxton said.

The attorney general urged parents to take steps in protecting their children from Internet-originating threats. For cyber safety tips, click here.

>>> Kenneth Ray Ward booking photo courtesy of attorney general's office