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	Ex-Pastor Is Guilty of Child Porn By Logan G. Carver Avalanche Journal March 26, 2010 http://lubbockonline.com/stories/032610/cri_596347786.shtml LUBBOCK (TX) -- A former Lubbock pastor faces up to 10 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a hefty fine after pleading guilty Thursday to attempted possession of child pornography. Dean Richard Tarkington admitted to engaging in online sexual activity both at his home and at his office at the Word of Faith Christian Center, according to court documents. Judge Sam Cummings ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Tarkington will be sentenced at a later date. Tarkington was arrested in January after soliciting sexual material from an undercover Louisiana State Police officer posing as a 15-year-old girl from Mississippi and as a 16-year-old girl from Louisiana. In late 2009, while perusing a chat room called "married but looking," Tarkington made contact with the undercover officer and told the "girl" he would like to have sex with her after viewing pictures purported to be of her. On multiple occasions Tarkington asked the "girl" to send him nude pictures of her and photos of her engaging in sexual acts with another teenage girl, according to court documents. Tarkington must register as a sex offender in addition to whatever penalty Cummings assesses.
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