Officials arrest three people and abduct a toddler from her home as part of a child pornography investigation

By Lileana Pearson

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NEW CANEY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities seized a toddler from a New Caney home and arrested three people Tuesday following a child pornography investigation.

Robert Walker, Frances Walker and Leigh Ann Baker are all in the Montgomery County Jail facing a long list of serious charges, including attempted distribution of child pornography.

Ken Washington of the Montgomery County 3rd District Constable’s Office said the department’s proactive investigative work led them to suspect that dangerous and illegal activities were taking place at the New Caneys’ home.

“Our detectives get flagged, and that leads to them having a conversation, and that leads to them finding out that there are facts that lead them to believe the suspect committed a crime,” Washington said.

Authorities said officers were executing a search warrant for the home when they discovered the toddler along with nine dogs.

“It was a very bad and squalid situation. There was feces on the floor, clothes, no food and so on,” Washington said.

The house was uninhabitable and covered in animal urine and feces. The youth welfare office took the baby away and the animals were taken away by animal control.

Deputies said the arrest warrant was the result of an investigation related to the crime of promoting and distributing child pornography in The Woodlands.

The investigation led to the arrest of the three adults who all lived in the house. The three were taken to the Montgomery County Jail.

Robert Walker was found responsible for promoting and possessing thousands of images depicting sexual assaults on infants and young children. He was charged with five counts of promoting/distributing child pornography, endangering a child and cruelty to animals. He is being held on $170,500 bail.

“We’re not talking about five or six pictures. We’re talking about a lot of pictures, and they’re still going through all of that,” Washington said.

Frances Walker and Baker were charged with cruelty to animals and endangering a child, District 3 said. They are being held on $25,750 bail.

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