Newly elected Pilot Point, Texas mayor Matthew McIlravy was arrested on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. He was charged with online solicitation of a minor under the age of 14, a second-degree felony. He had been under investigation by several law enforcement agencies for five months.
WFAA: McIlravy was arrested by the DPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and had assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Department of Public Safety, the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, the DPD Drone Unit and North Central CRT.
This arrest culminated in a five-month-long investigation by the DPD’s ICAC Unit, police added, which is the lead agency of the North Texas ICAC Task Force.
Police said the investigation, which is ongoing, showed other communications with minors who haven’t been identified.
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McIlravy’s Linkedin shows that he is employed as a design engineer at The Logicon Group.
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McIlravy’s bio was removed from the City of Pilot Point mayor’s page yesterday after his arrest. It listed his involvement as a church leader at Midway Church, a Southern Baptist church in Pilot Point, Texas. I grabbed screenshots yesterday from the church group leader pages before listings for McIlravy were removed late last night. He was previously listed as a men’s prayer group leader and a life group leader with his wife (Archived here and here).
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This ongoing investigation revealed other communications with minors who have not been identified at this time.
If anyone has any information regarding this case, contact Detective Michael Fontenot at 214-671-4281 or Michael.fontenot@dallascityhall.com.
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