Pastor, Wife Face Child Porn Charges

Pastor, Wife Face Child Porn Charges

Couple Accused Of Possessing Videos With Children As Young As 4











COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2006
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David Waser, former pastor of Newark's Second Church of Christ, in Newark,
Ohio, with his wife, Judy Waser, in an undated photo. (AP Photo)

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In July, an undercover postal inspector in Missouri sold the couple 10
videotapes containing child pornography. Some involved children as young as 4,
officials said.

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(AP) A 57-year-old minister exposed himself to children at church camp and
pretended it was an accident, a U.S. postal inspector testified in federal
court.

David Waser, former pastor of Newark's Second Church of Christ, said in
interviews that he had touched several children inappropriately during the past
37 years, Inspector Marty Arthur said in court Wednesday. Both Waser and his
wife, Judy, have been charged with receiving and possessing videotapes of child
pornography.

The couple faces federal charges because the videotapes they are accused of
possessing were sent across state lines.

In July, an undercover postal inspector in Missouri sold the couple 10
videotapes containing child pornography, Arthur said. Some involved children as
young as 4, officials said.

U.S. Magistrate Mark Abel ruled Wednesday that David Waser should remain in the
Franklin County jail pending trial.

"We have faith in the justice system," his attorney, Jane Koprucki, said. She
declined to comment further.

Judy Waser, 54, will be placed on electronic monitoring and allowed to return to
the couple's Newark home. Her lawyer, Steven Nolder, argued Wednesday that his
client was not involved with any of the videos.

Both Wasers said they knew child pornography was coming to their home, Arthur
said. He said Judy Waser said she was aware of her husband ordering only one
tape.

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