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Pastor Bonds Out Of Central Texas Jail, Transferred To Louisiana Custody Save Email Print

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(July 11, 2008)--A former Plano minister accused of trying to solicit sex from what he thought was a 13 year-old girl has bonded out of the Brazos County jail, and has been transferred to Louisiana.

Joe Barron, 52, was jailed for a second time in Brazos County last month after he was named in four new complaints charging online solicitation of a minor,

Two other counts from Louisiana accused him of computer solicitation for sex.

Barron posted $60,000 bond on the four new charges Thursday afternoon, and then was transferred to Louisiana to face the two counts filed in that state.

Caddo Parish officials said his bond was set at $12,684 on each of the two charges.

He bonded out of the Caddo Parish jail later Thursday.

At the time of his second arrest in June, Barron was free on bond from his first arrest in May in Brazos County.

He was arrested in May after police said he drove more than three hours from Plano to Bryan to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl he had met over the Internet.

The girl was actually a Bryan police officer.

Inside his car alongside a hymnal, officers found a box of condoms and a Web camera, which police say they think was intended as a present for the teenage girl Barron expected to meet.

He was later released after posting $7,000 bond.

Before his first arrest, Barron was a minister at the 28,000-member Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano


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Posted by: Concerned Parent Location: DFW TX on Jul 16, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Who is funding this guy's bonding? That needs to be examined.

Posted by: Jim Beam Whiskey on Jul 15, 2008 at 08:08 AM
Good thing it wasn't with a boy or yall would really be bloodthirsty then.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 12, 2008 at 08:26 AM
tie him up in the sun until he dies

Posted by: deborah Location: Temple on Jul 12, 2008 at 07:33 AM
Trusting anyone with a child no matter the title of which they hold, doesn't make them trustworthy. Priests, Pastors, Teachers, Coaches... it is not right but the parent needs to stay with the children of people like this ALWAYS not to leave children with anyone alone at anytime. It is just that way. You have to protect your child. This type of person will put themself into a situation of trust to just do this. Have someone stay with your children. Just think how many do not get reported!

Posted by: JustMeThinking Location: CentralTexas on Jul 11, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Duh--how many times will they they keep "bonding" him out? We just keep letting perverts like him go knowing good and well he is likely guilty of a lot more than just solicitation of a minor! Now we can let him go ahead and carry on with the rest of his perverted lifestyle! At least his cover of the nurturing "minister" is blown for a while until he moves on to another location and sets up his operation again on unsuspecting children!

Posted by: Tracy Location: Ft.Worth on Jul 11, 2008 at 11:46 PM
The Pedeophile should be given the death sentence for this or life!....She wasn't 18 she was 13?...What a total loser and a minister to boot...maybe a public hanging or castration would be more appropriate!

Posted by: Disgusted Location: Central Texas on Jul 11, 2008 at 06:56 PM
Wow what a moron. Arrested twice????. Duh... Might have got a clue the first time!!!

Posted by: Shea Location: killeen Texas on Jul 11, 2008 at 04:48 PM
People in postions of "so called authority" like this, who abuse their "privaledges", are the reason religion is so harshly judged! If you cannot trust a preacher, pastor or whatever titel you so choose to pin upon a church leader, who can you trust?!

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