August 08, 2008
West Texas Editor Charged In Child Porn Case
KERMIT, Texas -- The editor of a small weekly newspaper in West Texas was arrested today in a federal child pornography probe. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 61-year-old Richard Ellsworth McLaughlin was arrested about noon in Kermit, a small oil-patch town about 45 miles west of Odessa. McLaughlin faces a charge of possession of child pornography. McLaughlin is editor of the weekly Winkler County News. Federal court records do not show if he has a lawyer.Click Here For The Full Story......