Ponca City church leader arrested on child pornography charges

 Joel Bolay was arrested by the OSBI and Ponca City Police on producing child pornography, distributing child pornography, and lewd/indecent acts with a child under the age of 16.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a man they arrested Tuesday for producing and distributing child pornography is a volunteer leader at a local church.

David Bolay, 27, was arrested Tuesday at his home in the 3300 block of Kingston Road in Ponca City.

State officials say they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Friday that someone had distributed images of a naked prepubescent girl over the Internet. The OSBI and Ponca City Police began investigating to identify the child. Investigators worked through the weekend to identify the victim and the suspect.

On Monday, an arrest affidavit was issued for Bolay in Kay County. He was arrested and booked into the Kay County Jail on charges of producing child pornography, distributing child pornography, and lewd/indecent acts with a child under the age of 16.

The OSBI says Bolay was a volunteer youth leader at a church in Ponca City, but the victim is not a member of the church.