Florida baptist youth pastor, David Nims, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for hiding a secret camera in his church bathroom & possessing child sexual abuse material.
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Church youth paster arrested 3 times for video voyeurism
By: ABC News , Associated Press
Posted at 3:41 PM, Jul 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-20 16:14:43-04
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WTXL) — A Florida Panhandle church youth director is facing additional video voyeurism charges after his third arrest in less than two months.
David Nims remained in the Escambia County Jail on Tuesday following his Friday arrest on eight more video voyeurism charges.
The 37-year-old Calvary Baptist Church youth director was arrested on June 7 after a 14-year-old boy saw a camera under a sink in the youth hallway of the church.
He was released on bond that day. After a search warrant was executed, investigators arrested Nims on June 11 on additional charges.
Investigators say the third arrest stems from that search of his home.
During the search, deputies found one SD card and four micro SD cards in Nims’ pants pocket. The cards contained videos of at least eight people who were filmed without their knowledge while using the church restroom, an arrest report said.
At least three of the videos depicted juveniles in the restroom.
It was not immediately known if Nims has a lawyer to speak on his behalf.
In June, church Pastor Walt Magaha told the newspaper his congregation was “saddened” by the arrest.
“We stand ready as a church to provide care and ministry to anyone or any victims who come forward as we are informed,” he said.
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Pensacola News Journal
Fri, October 6, 2023, 5:50 PM EDT·2 min read
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The former Calvary Baptist Church youth director arrested for hiding a camera in the church bathroom to record people and possessing child pornography was sentenced to 50 years in state prison Friday after taking a plea agreement.
David Nims, 40, was charged with 25 counts of child pornography possession and 16 counts of video voyeurism, and he faced up to 515 years in prison before he took a plea deal. He not only recorded adults in the church bathroom, but also two 6-year-olds, a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old.
As part of the agreement, Nims pleaded no contest to 12 of the 25 child porn charges and 15 of the 16 video voyeurism charges, according to court records. In return, the Office of the State Attorney dropped Nims' 13 additional child porn charges and one video voyeurism charge.
Nims arrested: ECSO: Child porn found in home of youth director who allegedly hid camera in church bathroom
Prosecutor Carrie Gilmer told the News Journal that Nims must also serve 30 years on sex offender probation after the end of his prison sentence. Nims was designated a sex offender.
Nims was initially arrested June 7, 2021, and charged with one count of video voyeurism after a 14-year-old boy spotted a camera underneath a sink in the youth hallway of the church at 6824 Pine Forest Road, according to Nims' arrest report.
Nims was arrested for a second time June 11, 2021, and charged with 20 counts of child pornography possession after Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators found more than 100 images of child porn in his home while executing a search warrant, according to an arrest report.
At least three of the videos depicted juveniles in the restroom.
That camera appeared to be placed on a shelf, above a toilet in a small room, the report stated.
Time stamps on five of the eight videos were dated March 27 and three were dated March 12.
In the videos with the March 12, 2021, time stamp, an ECSO investigator wrote that "I observed David Nims placing the camera under the sink in the restroom. David Nims' face is clearly visible while he is adjusting the camera under the sink."
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Calvary Baptist Church director David Nims sentenced to 50 years
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Pensacola church youth pastor arrested 3rd time for video voyeurism
Escambia County Jail
Church youth paster arrested 3 times for video voyeurism
By: ABC News , Associated Press
Posted at 3:41 PM, Jul 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-20 16:14:43-04
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WTXL) — A Florida Panhandle church youth director is facing additional video voyeurism charges after his third arrest in less than two months.
David Nims remained in the Escambia County Jail on Tuesday following his Friday arrest on eight more video voyeurism charges.
The 37-year-old Calvary Baptist Church youth director was arrested on June 7 after a 14-year-old boy saw a camera under a sink in the youth hallway of the church.
He was released on bond that day. After a search warrant was executed, investigators arrested Nims on June 11 on additional charges.
Investigators say the third arrest stems from that search of his home.
During the search, deputies found one SD card and four micro SD cards in Nims’ pants pocket. The cards contained videos of at least eight people who were filmed without their knowledge while using the church restroom, an arrest report said.
At least three of the videos depicted juveniles in the restroom.
It was not immediately known if Nims has a lawyer to speak on his behalf.
In June, church Pastor Walt Magaha told the newspaper his congregation was “saddened” by the arrest.
“We stand ready as a church to provide care and ministry to anyone or any victims who come forward as we are informed,” he said.
Pensacola church youth pastor arrested 3rd time for video voyeurism
A Florida Panhandle church youth director is facing additional video voyeurism charges after his third arrest in less than two months.
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Pensacola News Journal
Ex-Calvary Baptist youth director charged for child porn, video voyeurism gets 50 years
Benjamin Johnson, Pensacola News JournalFri, October 6, 2023, 5:50 PM EDT·2 min read
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The former Calvary Baptist Church youth director arrested for hiding a camera in the church bathroom to record people and possessing child pornography was sentenced to 50 years in state prison Friday after taking a plea agreement.
David Nims, 40, was charged with 25 counts of child pornography possession and 16 counts of video voyeurism, and he faced up to 515 years in prison before he took a plea deal. He not only recorded adults in the church bathroom, but also two 6-year-olds, a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old.
As part of the agreement, Nims pleaded no contest to 12 of the 25 child porn charges and 15 of the 16 video voyeurism charges, according to court records. In return, the Office of the State Attorney dropped Nims' 13 additional child porn charges and one video voyeurism charge.
Nims arrested: ECSO: Child porn found in home of youth director who allegedly hid camera in church bathroom
Prosecutor Carrie Gilmer told the News Journal that Nims must also serve 30 years on sex offender probation after the end of his prison sentence. Nims was designated a sex offender.
Nims was initially arrested June 7, 2021, and charged with one count of video voyeurism after a 14-year-old boy spotted a camera underneath a sink in the youth hallway of the church at 6824 Pine Forest Road, according to Nims' arrest report.
Nims was arrested for a second time June 11, 2021, and charged with 20 counts of child pornography possession after Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators found more than 100 images of child porn in his home while executing a search warrant, according to an arrest report.
SD cards at David Nims' house contained videos of at least eight people using church restroom, report states
At the time of a search, Escambia County Sheriff's deputies found one SD card and four micro SD cards in Nims’ front right pants pocket. The cards contained videos of at least eight people who were filmed without their knowledge while using the church restroom, the report stated.At least three of the videos depicted juveniles in the restroom.
That camera appeared to be placed on a shelf, above a toilet in a small room, the report stated.
Time stamps on five of the eight videos were dated March 27 and three were dated March 12.
In the videos with the March 12, 2021, time stamp, an ECSO investigator wrote that "I observed David Nims placing the camera under the sink in the restroom. David Nims' face is clearly visible while he is adjusting the camera under the sink."
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Calvary Baptist Church director David Nims sentenced to 50 years
Ex-Calvary Baptist youth director charged for child porn, video voyeurism gets 50 years
David Nims took the plea deal after facing 515 years in prison for child porn possession and filming people in the church bathroom.
