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Former Itasca officer gets three consecutive life terms
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 04, 2026 at 2:45 PM ET
Summary: A North Texas jury convicted former Itasca Police Department officer Daniel Joseph Bates of possession of child pornography and online solicitation of a minor. Texas Rangers arrested him after an adult decoy posing as a 15-year-old alerted police, leading to a search warrant and discovery of more than 300 images.
WHO: Daniel Joseph Bates; Texas Rangers; Itasca Police Department
WHAT: Convicted and sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for possession of child pornography and online solicitation of a minor.
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026
WHERE: Itasca, Texas, USA
WHY: The conviction followed investigators finding Bates in possession of over 300 videos and images of children being sexually abused after he communicated with someone he believed to be a minor.
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