Texas Theology and Ethics Professor Charged With Possessing Explicit Images of Toddlers

Charles Kilby Bellinger, 62, was charged with possession of child pornography and immediately terminated by Brite Divinity School, where he taught theology and ethics. (Credit: Tarrant County Jail)

A professor at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas has been charged with possessing child pornography after Texas Christian University's IT team alerted authorities to the presence of explicit images, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas.

Charles Kilby Bellinger, 62, who served as a theological librarian and professor of theology and ethics at Brite Divinity School, was arrested on Oct. 4. He was charged with possession of child pornography and immediately terminated from his position, the school confirmed.