Overview

• Kevin Hartgrove, a 45-year-old volunteer in a Houston church youth ministry, was taken into custody on August 7 by detectives from Harris County Precinct One’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit.
• He faces two felony counts of possession of child pornography after authorities uncovered hundreds of illicit images and videos depicting minors as young as nine.
• A magistrate set Hartgrove’s bond at $20,000 and he could receive up to 99 years in prison if convicted.
• Investigators report no evidence that any children from the church where he volunteered were involved in or targeted by the offenses.
• The Precinct One Constable’s Office is urging anyone with information about Hartgrove’s online activities or inappropriate contact with children to contact its Internet Crimes Against Children unit.