UPDATED::Pre-K teacher at south Abilene church arrested on child sex crime charges | KTXS

UPDATE::  Abilene church worker accused of child sex crimes released from jail

An Abilene church daycare worker accused of sexually assaulting multiple children has been released from jail after posting bond.

Benjamin Roberts, 25, posted bonds totaling $100,000 after he had the amount lowered from $350,000 during a bond reduction hearing Wednesday.

At the hearing, Roberts' parents testified they are using their life savings to bail him out and take him home to live with them in College Station.

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Roberts also has affiliation with children at the Southern Hills Church of Christ, the Beltway Park Baptist Church, and a 'kid's ministry' run out of his home on the 400 block of Cockerell Drive.

UPDATE::  Roberts, a childcare worker at Wylie Baptist Church Child Development Center in Abilene, Texas was arrested on child sex crime and child pornography charges (see below). Amanda McKee, the director of Child Development Center was charged with failing to report the alleged crimes committed by Roberts. 

Amanda McKee, a former director of the Wylie Baptist Church Child Development Center,  turned herself in at Callahan County at about 8 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant out out of Taylor County on charges of failure to report child abuse. 

McKee bonded out about 30 minutes later on a $2,000 bond, according to Julie Lemon, administrator at the Callahan County.

An Abilene man with a history of working with kids has been arrested on child sex crime and child porn charges.

Benjamin Russell Roberts, 24, is charged with indecency with a child and possession of child pornography. His bond was set at $150,000 on each charge.

Roberts was arrested Wednesday after police served a warrant in a north Abilene home. Roberts “admitted to and was found to be in possession of child pornography,” according to the arrest report.
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According to police, Roberts has worked at least three places where he was in contact with children, including the Wylie Baptist Church's Child Development Center, Southern Hills Church of Christ daycare and the Beltway Park Church Youth Program.  

Pre-K teacher at south Abilene church arrested on child sex crime charges | KTXS