HARRIS COUNTY, Texas \u2013 A man who pleaded guilty in 2024 to trying to arrange sex with a minor \u2014 who was actually an undercover detective \u2014 has been arrested again, this time on a charge of possessing child pornography, according to Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen.<\/p>\n
The defendant, Sam Gary Martin, 65, was taken into custody Friday in High Island by detectives assigned to Precinct 1\u2019s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Rosen\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will keep doing all we can to protect children,\u201d Rosen said in a statement announcing the arrest.<\/p>\n
Investigators said Martin\u2019s latest case is being prosecuted in Fort Bend County after Precinct 1 detectives shared additional evidence tied to the earlier Harris County investigation with Fort Bend County prosecutors.<\/p>\n
Court records show Martin pleaded guilty in Harris County in 2024 to a second-degree felony count of online solicitation of a minor. He was sentenced to five years of probation and was required to register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n
Martin previously served as the publisher of a newspaper in Needville.<\/p>\n
Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about Martin\u2019s interactions with minors to contact the Constable Precinct 1 Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at 713-722-4929.<\/p>\n
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