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ANAHUAC, TEXAS (AP) -- A former member of Bikers Against Child Abuse, a child abuse prevention organization, has been arrested for possessing child pornography.
David Wayne Garvey, 50, was arrested Tuesday morning at a Baytown, Texas garage where he worked as a mechanic, according to the Texas Attorney General's office. Garvey faces third-degree felony charges, which each carry between two and 10-year prison sentences.
The arrest followed a March 12 indictment by a Chambers County grand jury and an 18-month investigation by the Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit.
The investigation started with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which warned that an AOL user attempted to e-mail child pornography to another AOL customer on Sept. 16, 2007. That tip led investigators to Garvey's residence in Beach City, where a May 29, 2008 search turned up 83 images of child pornography on Garvey's computer, a CD and in e-mails.
During the search, investigators also found a vest indicating that Garvey was a member of Bikers Against Child Abuse, which works to prevent child abuse. The Cyber Crimes Unit notified BACA, which then revoked Garvey's membership.
Garvey is being held in the Chambers County Jail on a $35,000 bond.
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