A Texas man is behind bars after being accused of impersonating a Child Protective Services worker to contact children, police said.
Gerald Don Miller, 56, was charged with three counts of impersonating a public servant and one count of sexual assault and is being held in the Hopkins County Jail on $300,000 bail.
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that they received a report on June 18 of a man impersonating a Child Protective Services worker, telling the parents that he needed to speak with the child, and then “exposed himself 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)
During their investigation, the Sheriff’s Office discovered a similar incident had occurred in November in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and learned the description of the suspect and vehicle matched that of the Lamar County suspect.
On June 25, the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office identified Miller as a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant 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 description given by the Lamar County victim. Evidence recovered in Miller’s vehicle also allegedly links Miller 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 people should remember that CPS employees are certified and should show proof of their credentials before speaking with an employee.
“Anyone who has had contact with Miller, who claims to be with Child Protective Services, is urged to contact their local law enforcement. Miller is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing approximately 240 pounds, with brown and white hair and a white mustache. He may have been carrying a red case with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice logo on it.”
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“This investigation is a great example of how interagency cooperation helps solve crimes,” Lamar County Sheriff Scott Cass said in a statement. “This effort has removed another criminal from our city and our community.”
The incident remains under investigation.
