Cedar Park Fire Department driver charged with child porn

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
Posted 1/14/20

A Cedar Park Fire Department driver/engineer was charged Friday, Jan. 10, in Hamilton County District Court with one count of third-degree felony possession of child pornography and two counts of second-degree felony promotion of child pornography.Jay Cortez, 51, who has been with the city for more than 17 years, was charged with the crimes but has not yet been indicted pending investigation by a Hamilton County grand jury. He posted a $27,000 bond and is no longer in jail. 

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