Details published in ongoing studies on the former student of Whitewright High School

Grayson County, Texas (KXII) – The Sheriff's office of Grayson County supported Whitewright ISD in an examination after concerns from Matthew Essary.

Lieutenant Jeremy Cox with the Sheriff's office said that a special team of investigators had won for this top -class case.

“Our crime -as many know, has an internet crime against child unit,” said Cox. “These people are trained to deal with such cases in which individuals have either pictures or videos or another form of exploitation material for electronic child.”

Additional evidence has been drawn from various digital branches, including social media platforms and internet service providers to collect evidence.

“Ultimately, the case developed sufficient evidence that arrest warrants were levied and this person was arrested,” said Cox.

The ball is now in front of the Grayson district prosecutor, and their goal is to aggressively master these types of cases, says John Kermit Hill, district prosecutor of Grayson.

“This is fervor,” said Hill. “We will not allow sick people to continue to hunt our children in Grayson County.”

Whitewright ISD confirmed that Essary is a former student. Although age can play a factor in the event of an case, Hill says that much more comes into play.

“What a person has done in the past will play a role in the past of a similar behavior to be guilty of how this person was discovered as soon as they have been discovered,” said they worked together, “said Hill. “And whether they were able to exchange information that is helpful to stop other types of activities.”

If it is convicted, Essary could be confronted in prison to life.

“The law enforcement authorities do their work and we will therefore try to find out whether there is enough evidence of you, strive for an indictment and two, put them in court and make sure that the punishment fits crime,” said Hill.

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