A Texas Man is behind bars after being accused of posing as a child protective services worker to gain access to children, deputies said.
Gerald Don Miller, 56, was charged with three counts of impersonating a public servant and one count of sexual assault. He is being held in the Hopkins County Jail on $300,000 bail.
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report on June 18 of a man posing as a child protective services worker after allegedly telling the child’s parents he needed to speak to the child and then “gaining access to the child.”
The child and his parents were able to give detectives a description of the suspect and his vehicle.
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Gerald Don Miller, 56, was charged with three counts of impersonating a public servant and one count of sexual assault. (Lamar County Sheriff’s Office)
The sheriff’s office discovered during the investigation that a similar incident had occurred in Sulphur Springs, Texas, in November and learned that the description of the suspect and vehicle matched that of the suspect in Lamar County.
On June 25, Miller was identified by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office as the suspect and a arrest warrant was obtained against him, as well as a search warrant for his home and vehicle.
While executing the search warrant, detectives found items in Miller’s vehicle that corroborated the Lamar County victim’s account. Evidence found in Miller’s vehicle also allegedly linked him to the Sulphur Springs incident.
Miller was taken into custody and transported to the Franklin County Jail.
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Gerald Don Miller was taken into custody and transported to the Franklin County Jail. (iStock)
Officials said it is important to remember that CPS workers have accredited credentials and will need to provide proof of this before speaking to them.
Anyone who had contact with Miller in which he claimed to be with CPS is urged to contact their local policeMiller is described as 5’8″ tall and weighs approximately 260 pounds. He has brown and white hair and a white mustache. He may have been carrying a red briefcase with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice logo on it.
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“This investigation is a perfect example of how cooperation between agencies can help solve a case,” Lamar County Sheriff Scott Cass said in a statement. “Thanks to this effort, another criminal has been removed from our streets and neighborhoods.”
The case is still under investigation.
