Man facing child porn charges
Posted/updated on: April 28, 2026 at 3:00 am
GLADEWATER – A Gladewater man was arrested last month after Gladewater PD discovered he was in possession of over 300 photos depicting children engaging in sexual conduct.
According to our news partner KETK, Gladewater Police Department (GPD), officials received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in December regarding explicit material involving child sexual abuse being uploaded to Google Photos.
Authorities learned that 24 images had been stored in Google Drive and identified the account owner as David Blalock.
After gaining access to the photos, authorities stated that they contained minors fully nude and engaged in sexual acts with what appeared to be adults. Officials also found photos of the minors on various websites, according to the affidavit.
On March 12, GPD obtained a search warrant regarding Blalock’s Google account and discovered over 300 photos and six videos of child pornography, which included minors engaging in sexual activity.
Blalock was arrested on March 28 and was taken to the Gregg County Jail after being charged with possessing visual material depicting sexual assault.
