Mississippi priest in training arrested on child pornography charges, DeSoto County Sheriff says
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NESBIT, Miss. – Authorities arrested a priest in training in DeSoto County as part of a child exploitation operation, according to DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle.
Tuggle said detectives with the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Division executed a search warrant in Nesbit, MS, on Thursday, July 10. That search warrant was part of a law enforcement operation targeting people wanted for child exploitation crimes, according to the sheriff. Tuggle said led investigators arrested 24-year-old Jonathan Nguyen-Voung, a priest in training, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Olive Branch, where Nguyen-Voung worked as a religious educator.
Nguyen-Voung is charged with multiple felonies, including possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Tuggle said detectives recovered multiple files containing explicit material involving minors from electronic devices seized at the home in Nesbitt.
“One device was actively downloading child abuse material at the time investigators arrived,” Tuggle said.
According to the sheriff, Nguyen-Voung is being held without bail.
“I want to be clear. We take all crimes seriously, especially crimes committed against our children. We will be relentless in our pursuit of these predators,” Tuggle said.
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