MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact investigators as they continue probing allegations of sexual abuse involving a man authorities say had ties to multiple religious ministries in Montgomery County and worked with youth-related groups.
Deputies were called May 8, 2026, to the 18000 block of Cooper Road in Conroe after a report of indecency with a child. Authorities said three adult women later described alleged abuse that stretched back years, with claims dating to the 1990s.
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Investigators identified the suspect as 65-year-old Leland Fleming.
Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit said their investigation found Fleming had participated in various religious ministries across Montgomery County and had worked with children’s choirs and homeschool groups.
An arrest warrant was issued May 28, 2026, for indecency with a child.
Fleming was located in Madison County, Arkansas, and taken into custody with help from local authorities, investigators said. He was extradited back to Montgomery County on June 25 and is being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond. He faces two counts of indecency with a child.
The case remains active. Because of Fleming’s reported involvement with youth-related organizations, the Sheriff’s Office urged anyone with relevant information to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 936-538-5900 and reference case number 26A156874.