A Christian musician and church leader who previously performed at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump has been arrested. The musician, identified as Jon Paul Sheptock, served as the Worship Minister at First Montgomery Baptist Church in Texas and was ministering at a women’s prison at the time of his arrest, reported KTRK. He has been accused of producing child sexual abuse materials.
According to a report from The Independent, the 49-year-old sang the national anthem at a Trump rally in 2022 and posed for photos with Trump. Ryan Gable, a constable at the Montgomery County Constable Precinct 3 office, explained in a statement that detectives from Constable Ryan Gable’s Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit learned in August 2025 that Sheptock was allegedly in possession of and involved in producing child sexual abuse materials. According to the statement, these materials included “videos and images of a child under 18 engaged in sexual conduct.”
Per KTRK, an alleged victim accused Sheptock of stealing a photo of her from her iCloud when she was 17 years old. He then allegedly told her that he “wanted more explicit images of her.” Additionally, he allegedly “sent her a video depicting someone being physically assaulted, accompanied by a statement implying that he did not want that to happen to her.”
Sheptock has also been accused of showing her multiple nude photographs of adults and young girls that he had saved. According to the statement from the Montgomery County Constable Precinct 3 office, “detectives from Pct. 3 conducted a comprehensive investigation and established substantial probable cause to charge Sheptock with Promotion of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony.”
In a statement, First Montgomery Baptist Church stated Sheptock was “immediately removed” from all church responsibilities after his arrest came to light. “He did not have responsibilities overseeing children in the church or school except occasionally in a large group setting with other adults,” the statement read. “At this point, we have no information that indicates any of the children in our care were involved, but we are taking every precaution to protect our kids and to maintain the integrity of our ministry.”
The church also added that “what Jon is accused of is a grievous sin, and it is heartbreaking for all of our church family and the families of innocent children who may be involved.”
