Angel DeJesus Torres, Child Pornography, Texas 2024

A 32-year-old Mexican man, Angel DeJesus Torres, residing in Donna, Texas, has been sentenced for using peer-to-peer (P2P) applications to download child pornography.

According to the U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani, Torres pleaded guilty on January 19 and was subsequently sentenced to 72 months in federal prison.

Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane ordered Torres to serve the prison term, which is equivalent to six years, for his crimes. Torres was also ordered to pay $45,000 in restitution to the victims and will serve five years on supervised release following his completion of his prison term.

In addition, Torres will be required to register as a sex offender and, as a non-U.S. citizen, he will face removal proceedings.

The investigation, conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Investigations Task Force, identified Torres as one of the individuals using P2P software to traffic in child pornography.

During the execution of a federal search warrant at Torres' address in Donna in May 2019, law enforcement seized two cellphones, including Torres' personal phone. Forensic analysis of Torres' phone revealed 43 videos of child pornography, including prepubescent minors under the age of 12.

Torres admitted to frequently downloading, receiving, and possessing child pornography. He will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility, which will be determined in the near future.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/mexican-citizen-imprisoned-downloading-sexually-explicit-videos-minors