Kilgore Man Charged in Child Porn Case

KILGORE – A Kilgore man has been arrested after authorities found numerous images of child pornography on his cell phone. Investigators say the images on his cell phone showed children from two to 17 engaging in “sexual acts” with adults and other minors. One of the images is said to show him molesting a two year old child. Taken into custody, as deputies followed up on a Child Protected Services report, was Jesse Dale Smith, 33. Smith has been charged with possession or promotion of child pornography, aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of possession of less than 28 grams of a controlled substance. He is being held in the Gregg County Jail under bonds totaling $160,000.