Saturday, August 30, 1997
Brownwood man charged with aggravated sexual
assault
By WILLIAM DILLARD / Abilene Reporter-News
A Brownwood felon was charged with aggravated sexual assault
Friday after pictures of a nude boy in pornographic poses, a bomb-making
lab and several illegal firearms were discovered in his home earlier
this month.
Brian Corneille Selcer, 42, was held in Brown County Jail on
a $50,000 bond for the aggravated sexual assault charges. Selcer,
a former karate instructor, was already in jail on a $750,000
bond for his Aug. 9 arrest for possession of a prohibited weapon.
Both charges will be presented to the Brown County grand jury
Sept. 4.
Selcer, who moved to Brownwood in 1991, was initially arrested
after Lake Patrol Officer Bob Pacatte found him and four juveniles
detonating explosives on the banks of McCartney Island in Lake
Brownwood.
"I heard numerous discharges and had been looking for
the source," Pacatte said. "I saw (Selcer) discharging
the device from the banks of McCartney Island."
Selcer and the juveniles ran when they saw the Lake Patrol
Boat, but Pacatte beached the boat and chased them down. Acting
on information obtained from Selcer, Pacatte executed a search
warrant on Selcer's home the next day, with the help of Brownwood
police and Texas Ranger Bobby Grubbs.
Besides finding bomb-making materials, police discovered five
Polaroid pictures of a small child in pornographic poses in Selcer's
bedroom. Police determined that the pictures were not obtained
commercially, but rather had been produced in his residence, Pacatte
said.
Books titled "Nudist Society -- Children Exposed,"
"The Naked Child -- Growing Up Without Shame" and "Pedophilia
-- The Radical Case" were also discovered, he said. They
also found a bag of sex toys, Pacatte added.
The pictures showed a young boy being penetrated anally by
an unknown foreign object, he said.
Pacatte, however, would not say whether the child was one of
the juveniles with Selcer at the time of his arrest, or whether
he was a student at Selcer's former business, Traditional Karate
and Kung Fu school.
He also declined to say how long the alleged sexual activity
had been going on or whether any other children were involved.
Officers also found a bomb-making lab at Selcer's home, including
mixing bowls, a container labeled "heavy rocket propellant,"
a box of lab safety clothing and a book explaining how to manufacture
explosives.
"He had him a complete system set up in his home where
he was manufacturing explosives," said Abilene police Sgt.
Jimmy DeFoor, head of a two-man bomb team called out by Brownwood.
DeFoor said multiple explosives of various sizes, both live
and discharged, were taken from Selcer's home. The explosives
were taken to Abilene for testing.
Several types of firearms also were recovered along with a
large quantity of ammunition, Pacatte said. Selcer's business
also was searched, but police did not find any explosives or firearms
there.
Sources said Selcer was suspected of having militia connections
but his attorney, Frank Griffin, said he didn't think police had
any evidence of militia activity.
But Griffin also said he was still trying to find out what
evidence the police have against his client.
"The district attorney is not obligated to share that
evidence with (me) until (Selcer) is indicted," he said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is also expected
to file additional charges against Selcer who was convicted in
1984 of bank robbery involving the use of an explosive device.
That federal felony makes it illegal for him to possess any
firearms. ATF agents were in Brownwood last week, and may return,
to confiscate Selcer's vehicle in connection with the future charges,
sources said.
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