MIDLAND, Texas — Thirty-three-year-old Corey White, who according to members of the congregation was a youth minister at Redeemer Midland, has been charged with access with intent to view child pornographic materials.
To preface, what's described can be seen as graphic.
According to court documents, the charges were stemmed from an investigation in Nassau County. New York. The Nassau County Police Department initiated an investigation after receiving 15 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) cybertips from 2018 to the present.
These tips involved the upload of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) videos and images via "Skype" from an IP address in Seaford, New York.
A search warrant was executed which resulted in the seizing of this material from electronic devices. Upon further investigation, a New York man had been communicating with numerous adults and minors using the video chat site "Omegle". During these interactions, the New Yorker used a screen sharing program to transmit the CSAM videos in real time to participants, followed by screen recording the interactions.
In most cases, participants were observed engaging in various sexual acts while watching the CSAM, while sometimes engaging in lewd acts by the request of the New Yorker.
On March 16, 2022, a screen recording showed the New Yorker sharing various videos with an adult male in his early to mid-thirties. The man was seen masturbating on screen while the video is playing.
This male was identified as Corey White, and during the recording requests CSAM involving a mother and son. The New Yorker accommodates this request, to which White said he enjoyed.
Based on this, a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigation obtained a search warrant for White's electronic devices at his Midland home.
On Oct. 23, White was detained and transported to MPD for questioning. He told detectives he used Omegle for "sexual things" and to find people willing to show their genitalia. White said he had an interest in incestuous porn involving mothers having sexual contact with their sons.
Later, White told officers that he rarely sought out CSAM, however, said while browsing Omegle he would flip to another user who was showing it or offering to show it which he would accept. He said he wasn't seeking it out, but it excited him. Having a 'fetish' for incest pom, White said he preferred when the 'real thing' was offered, claiming mainstream porn merely involved 'actors'.
When asked when he most recently viewed this material, White said it was when his wife went on a work trip but didn't know how long ago this was. Law enforcement confirmed this was between May 8 and May 11, 2023 in Midland, which White further estimated was the timeframe.
If convicted, White faces up to ten years in prison, up to life of supervised release, a $250,000 maximum fine and a $100 special assessment.
White waived his right for a preliminary hearing -- that was supposed to happen Oct. 31 -- and awaits his conviction.
We will continue to update you as we learn more.