Overview

• Brian Vincent Rausch, an analyst with the FBI’s Houston office, was arrested Tuesday at his Cypress residence and booked into the Harris County Jail.
• He faces seven felony charges, including five counts of child pornography possession—three first-degree and two second-degree felonies—and two federal child pornography counts.
• Detectives executed a search warrant after the Internet Crimes Against Children unit discovered evidence suggesting he held multiple videos depicting child sexual assault.
• The investigation included the FBI, Houston Police Department, Department of Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety and Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
• Neighbors described Rausch as an unassuming family man of 11 years and voiced shock at the discovery of the material.