Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Father of two faces porn charges (Houston, Texas)

Concern is being expressed not only for WILLIAM TOMERLIN'S own two kids, but the all the exchange students that have stayed in his home.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou090622_mp_dad-faces-porn-charges.1786bb9c.html

Father of two faces porn charges
08:22 PM CDT on Monday, June 22, 2009
By Brad Woodard / 11 News

HOUSTON -- A father of two is facing some serious charges after authorities say they found hundreds of images of child pornography in his home.

“This case is causing more concern than most simply because of significant access to the suspect has to kids. He has kids in his own home and kids in the neighborhood,” said Assistant District Attorney Eric Devlin.

William Tomerlin, 39, is charged with two counts of child pornography possession and two counts of promoting child pornography.

“What we seized in the search warrant were a number of computers, and thousands and thousands of CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes,” Devlin said.

In addition to having their own children, the district attorney’s office says the Tomerlins have hosted as many as five foreign exchange students over the last couple of years from countries like Germany and Russia. All of the students were 16 or younger.

Interpol is helping track down those students, which could result in more charges.

“Every one of the exchange students that we know of was female. They were all requested by him and his wife to be female,” Devlin said.

Tomerlin's wife says she had no idea what was going on.

“We'll find out what the facts are, and after that, we'll go on as a family,” said Tomerlin’s father.