Updated: 4:27 PM CDT June 15, 2021
MESQUITE, Texas — The Mesquite Police Department has arrested an employee of the Dallas Independent School District in connection with child pornography charges.
Authorities said 63-year-old John Lentz faces three counts of possession of child pornography, which is a third-degree felony, and three counts of possession of lewd material depicting a child, which is a state jail felony.
According to Mesquite police, during their investigation, they also learned that Lentz worked for the Boy Scouts of America and volunteered at his church in Dallas. Officials did not release the name of the church in Tuesday's news release.