The Liberty County Sheriff's Office arrested two Liberty County men this week in separate investigations involving child sexual abuse material, with each man facing five first-degree felony warrants. Jack Edward Littlejohn, 44, was taken into custody on October 4, and Kenneth Barski, 26, was arrested in a second, unrelated case that investigators built through subscriber and location data.
CyberTips Launched Both Investigations
Both cases began with CyberTips referred through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, according to kfdm.com. In Littlejohn's case, investigators identified a residence in Liberty County and the suspect after receiving multiple CyberTip reports tied to the same user account, the outlet reported. From there, investigators executed a search warrant at the residence and seized multiple electronic devices.
A forensic examination of those devices found child sexual abuse material linked to Littlejohn, per the same account. He was arrested on October 4, 2026, on five first-degree felony warrants for possession or promotion of child pornography depicting sexual assault of a child, with the charges citing Texas Penal Code section 43.26(d)(3)(B). Littlejohn was booked into the Liberty County Jail following his arrest.
Second Case Traced to Files Flagged by Google
The Barski investigation started differently. A report from Google flagged files uploaded on June 18, 2026, that were suspected of containing child sexual abuse material, according to bluebonnetnews.com. Investigators confirmed the files Google reported did in fact contain child sexual abuse material, then used subscriber and location data to identify a Liberty County residence and develop Barski as a suspect.
A subsequent search warrant turned up electronic devices containing additional child sexual abuse material connected to Barski, the kfdm.com report states. Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol located and arrested Barski, who was then booked into the Liberty County Jail. Like Littlejohn, Barski was arrested on five first-degree felony warrants for possession or promotion of child pornography depicting sexual assault of a child under Texas Penal Code 43.26(d)(3)(B), as reported by bluebonnetnews.com.
A Wider Pattern of CyberTip Referrals
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office credited the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and other law enforcement partners with supporting both investigations, according to KBTV Fox 4 Beaumont. These local arrests reflect a volume of CyberTip reporting that has grown substantially nationwide: in 2025 alone, the CyberTipline received 21.3 million reports that included more than 61.8 million images, videos and other files related to suspected child sexual exploitation, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Federal officials have pointed to a mid-year 2025 CyberTipline report issued because of sharp increases in new and evolving crimes targeting children online, including online enticement, financial sextortion and the use of artificial intelligence, per the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Liberty County Sheriff's Office asked anyone with information to contact the office at (936) 336-4500. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867).
