Child Predator Sentenced to Life in Prison in Montgomery County

On Monday, July 22, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office prosecutors Brittney Aaron
and Shanna Redwine selected a jury and began testimony in the State of Texas vs. Darrell Wayne Lang
for the charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Prosecutors presented evidence that in
September 2021, an undercover Detective with the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce began
communicating with the defendant online. The defendant sent the detective child pornography and
indicated that he sexually abused multiple children over many years. The detective identified the
defendant and initiated a multi-agency, multi-state operation that resulted in the defendant’s arrest.
Forensic experts analyzed data from the defendant’s electronic devices and discovered that he
repeatedly and consistently sexually abused two children over seven years. The defendant recorded
much of the sexual abuse of the children.

“While most children are learning to ride their bikes or asking to go to the park, this Defendant was exploiting their innocence, teaching them to engage in acts that would make any adult recoil in
horror. In a conversation with the Detective’s undercover persona, he admitted that we had gathered enough evidence to ensure his imprisonment for life. And that is exactly what we achieved.”, said Chief Brittney Aaron:

In addition to videos and images of the identified victims, the defendant possessed hundreds of photos
and videos of child pornography that he obtained online. Prosecutors charged Lang with ten counts of
Possession and Promotion of Child Pornography and Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled
Substance and accepted stacked sentences on those charges. The Montgomery County investigation
led to related cases in Harris and Liberty counties. Given the multi-county nature of the offenses,
Liberty County District Attorney Jennifer Bergman appointed Aaron and Redwine to assist in the
prosecution of the Liberty County offenses where at least one child was sexually assaulted. On July
23, 2024, a Liberty County jury returned a guilty verdict for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child.
Judge Kaycee Jones, presiding over the 75th Judicial District Court, granted the State’s request to assess
a life sentence and to stack that sentence on the prison sentences the defendant was already serving.
The defendant will never be eligible for parole.

The Montgomery County arm of the Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce
coordinated the investigation and prosecution. The Houston Metro ICAC Taskforce is part of a national
network of 61 coordinated task forces, representing over 4,500 federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies, dedicated to investigating, prosecuting, and developing effective responses to
internet crimes against children.

The Montgomery County Pct. 1 Constables Office led the investigation along with the Montgomery
County District Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations. Conroe Police Department,
Montgomery County Pct. 2 Constables Office, Montgomery County Pct. 3 Constables Office,
Montgomery County Pct. 4 Constables Office, Montgomery County Pct. 5 Constables Office, Harris
County Sheriff’s Office, Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Liberty County District Attorney’s
Office, and other members of the Houston-Metro ICAC Task Force provided evidence and support in
the investigation and prosecution.