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Round Rock pastor pleads guilty to child sexual abuse material charge

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  June 29, 2023 4:44pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 7 Austin

Round Rock pastor pleads guilty to child sexual abuse material charge

Two hard drives found during a search of his home and vehicle contained more than 100,000 images and more than 5,000 videos of child sexual abuse material.

AUSTIN, Texas - The pastor of a Round Rock church has pled guilty to a federal charge related to child sexual abuse material, or CSAM.

David Lloyd Walter, 57, of Georgetown pled guilty June 27 to an enhanced charge of possession of child pornography.

According to court documents, Walther knowingly searched for, downloaded, distributed and possessed CSAM using BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing network. Some of the depicted prepubescent minors

During a search of his home and vehicle in November, two large computer hard drives were located and found to contain more than 100,000 images and more than 5,000 videos of child sexual abuse material. 

David Lloyd Walter of Georgetown pled guilty June 27 to an enhanced charge of possession of child pornography.

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At the time of his arrest, Walther was the pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Round Rock.

Walther now faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.