The Daily Populous Friday November 1st, 2024 night edition
Authored by wgme.com and submitted by Bob-Doll

A youth leader at Abilene's Beltway Park Church has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography.

A member of the church contacted Abilene Police with concerns regarding one of their youth leaders, according to court documents.

Documents state met with a fellow church member and admitted to struggling with pornography.

Goff specifically said he struggled with videos of teen girls 14-15 years old.

Detectives met with Goff and he admitted to soliciting nude pictures from teenage girls using various social media platforms.

Police state they found three pornographic videos of young girls on Goff's phone.

Goff was booked into the Taylor County Jail with a $100,000 bond.

The church released the following statement Wednesday evening:

This is a difficult letter for me to write, but it is important. At Beltway, we have always

prioritized the safety and well-being of every member of this church. Today, I need to let you

know about a serious matter involving a former volunteer and to provide clear information

about the steps we’ve taken to address this situation.

In June 2024, we were made aware that a former volunteer with our youth ministry

confessed to soliciting inappropriate photos and videos of minors online.

Upon receiving this report, we immediately notified the proper authorities. We have and

will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation. We learned today that this individual

Although we do not know all the specific details about which charges have been filed or the

findings of the authorities, here is what we know:

This former volunteer had been a youth volunteer in our church for approximately three

years, until this past summer. As part of our normal safety protocols, this individual passed

a background check before he was an active volunteer in 2022 and then again as part of our

standard volunteer protocol in 2024. Prior to the report in June, he had served in good

standing, with no prior concerns or complaints raised.

At this time, the authorities have not communicated any details of specific allegations

regarding the safety of our church community. Furthermore, we currently have no

indication that any minors from our church were involved in any inappropriate activity with

If you have information that would help the authorities in their investigation or any

questions about their findings, we encourage you to contact the Abilene Police Department

at 325-673-8331. We remain committed to doing everything in our power to support the

ongoing investigation. We have tremendous grief for any children in any location who may

be proven to have been harmed by this person’s actions.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to myself at

pastordavid@beltway.org or Geoffrey Turner, who oversees our student ministry leaders, at

geoffreyturner@beltway.org. As always, we are here to offer prayer, support and additional

ministry resources throughout this process to anyone who may have been impacted by

these events. We stand ready to assist in any way.

Shadowthron8 on October 31st, 2024 at 16:49 UTC »

Look how surprised none of us are

cdbutts on October 31st, 2024 at 16:10 UTC »

There seems to be a common thread among youth “pastors.”

Tballz9 on October 31st, 2024 at 16:04 UTC »

It is always the people you suspect the most.