By Pat Culverhouse

Investigators with the state Attorney General’s Crimes Against Children Task Force have arrested a 36-year-old Minden man on sex crime charges involving juveniles.

Chief of Police Jared McIver said Timothy Lee Gonzales was arrested Monday afternoon at his place of employment by agents of the task force, which includes a Minden Police Dept. officer.

Gonzales is charged with possession of child sex abuse material and indecent behavior with juveniles. He is being held on a $450,000 bond.

McIver said Gonzales, a resident of the Chateau Normandy Apartments on Lewisville Rd., had been the subject of a lengthy investigation and agents will continue to gather information.

“We’re still combing through his electronic devices at this time,”  McIver said. 

Minden police joined the AG’s task force last year and designated one officer to serve. McIver said he plans to submit application to add another officer.

“Our children are one of our most precious resources for the future,” McIver said. “We initially assigned one full-time officer and, hopefully, we’ll add another. We will work diligently to prevent predators from targeting our kids.”

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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