Overview
- Fort Worth police arrested Caleb Crawford on February 19 for failure to comply with sex-offender registration requirements.
- He remains in custody at the Tarrant County Jail as of Friday afternoon, according to local reports and authorities.
- Heritage Baptist Church said Pastor Eric Crawford is relieved of all ministry responsibilities during an internal review led by its finance team, with no preaching, teaching, administrative oversight, or leadership roles.
- Church leaders said Caleb Crawford had volunteered and worked as a contractor, including in music and maintenance, without authority over students, and that his employment was terminated after parents raised concerns.
- Reporters have noted no known incidents at the affiliated school, while records show a 2016 indecency-with-a-child conviction that requires lifetime registration with a moderate risk designation.