Billy Dan Caroll, 53

Police have seized video tapes of court-appointed advocate molesting as many as 20 children. He is being charged with aggravated sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl under his care earlier this month.

Billy Dan Carroll, a 53-year-old entrepreneur and founder of a court-reporting firm, filmed himself having sex with several kids between the ages of 3 and 15, the Austin American Statesman reported.

“We don’t know where it is going to end up, how many victims we may end up with,” Austin police Sgt. Brian Loyd said.’

Court-Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, work with Child Protective Services and assist in monitoring and mentoring youth. Some are appointed guardian ad litem through court programs.

‘Police have said Carroll served as a court-appointed special advocate for the 8-year-old through volunteering for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County, Texas.

CASA Executive Director Laura Wolf said Wednesday that the agency could not release Carroll’s volunteer application or background information because of confidentiality rules.

According to an agency rule sheet, which volunteers are required to sign, volunteers are prohibited from “taking the child to their home or to the home of the advocate’s personal friends or family.”

Wolf said she thinks such rule violations would be reported by the child, foster parents, parents or caseworker, but that the agency has no other way of enforcing it.

“I am not saying it could never happen, but it certainly is not something that I think would happen often,” Wolf said. ‘

How does this relate to FLDS children?

‘The folks at Court Appointed Special Advocates of the South Plains tell NewsChannel 11 that their case workers are balancing their local cases with trips to San Angelo…”I’m glad that these kids (FLDS) are getting the help that they need, but it is a huge strain on the system which was already over burdened as it was,” Amy Paiva, Executive Director for CASA of the South Plains said. She says local case workers are going to San Angelo on a regular basis.’