Jan 23, 2020 · DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Former Mesquite educator James Earle Cude was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in federal prison for child exploitation. Cude, 55, who served as band director at area...

Feb 7, 2019 · Jim Cude, who came to North Mesquite in the fall after 32 years of teaching experience, is now on administrative leave after his arrest for online solicitation of a minor.

Jan 23, 2020 · 55-year-old James Earle Cude – who previously served as North Mesquite High School’s band director – pleaded guilty in August to receipt of child pornography. In plea papers, he admitted he’d used the instant messaging app Kik to download images and videos of the sexual exploitation of minors, including a video of a young boy being ...

Jun 2, 2022 · Jim Cude was a bivocational music minister and deacon at Whitesboro's First Baptist Church. He was arrested after sending graphic sexual messages and setting up a meetup with an undercover cop posed as a 13-year-old on Grindr.

Jan 23, 2020 · According the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, 55-year-old James Earle Cude pleaded guilty in August to receipt of child pornography. Cude served as a band...

Jan 24, 2020 · MESQUITE, Texas - A long-time band direction from North Texas faces 14 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children. Federal prosecutors said 55-year-old James Earle Cude pleaded...

Feb 8, 2019 · Jim Cude, the current North Mesquite high school band director, was arrested at a Dallas shopping center where he planned to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex. Court documents say Cude...

Jan 23, 2020 · James Cude, 55, pleaded guilty in September to one count of receiving child porn. He was the band director for Whitesboro for more than a decade and most recently the band...

Jan 24, 2020 · Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Texas announced the 14 year sentence for 55-year-old James Earle Cude. The former band director and educator had previously pled guilty to receipt of child pornography in August 2019.

Feb 7, 2019 · A North Mesquite High School band director was arrested Wednesday for online solicitation of a minor. James Cude was arrested by Dallas police and has been placed on administrative leave by...