A former security guard at The Woodlands Mall and children's tennis coach, Taylor Roy, has been charged with multiple felonies after being accused of secretly recording minors and exposing himself to children. Roy surrendered to authorities last Saturday following additional charges of indecency with a child by exposure.
According to a report from Click2Houston, the Montgomery County Constable Precinct 3's Internet Crimes Against Children Division conducted an extended investigation into Roy, initially spurred by a cyber tip in April 2024. The tip reportedly concerned videos featuring young girls in undressing scenarios at local malls and other public areas. Some of the footage was purportedly taken in a dressing room at Forever 21.
Additional information unearthed by the investigation led to the new charges against Roy, as revealed in a news release from the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office. "Over the past several months, Constable Ryan Gable's Internet Crimes Against Children detective relentlessly investigated additional findings to present to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office that resulted in the charge," read a statement from Gable's office, obtained by the Houston Chronicle.
Detectives were able to identify Roy as the suspect after spotting his face and security guard uniform in the recordings. Acknowledged by the detectives, Roy, who plays a dual role as a tennis coach to children aged 8 to 17, was held on a $30,000 bond, with his next appearance in court scheduled for tomorrow.
Roy's wife, Tasha, has also been implicated in the case, admitting to her involvement in creating the invasive recordings with detainment by authorities in April 2024 for invasive visual recording. Both of them now face felony offenses, with invasive visual recording considered a state jail felony carrying a potential two-year sentence and indecency with a child by exposure being a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The community impacted by the chilling revelations, law enforcement officials are urging potential victims to contact the Montgomery County Constable Precinct 3 office with any information.
