George Jimenez, Coercion of a Minor, Texas 2024

A federal judge has handed down a life sentence to a Brazoria man who repeatedly sent explicit texts and photos to a 13-year-old girl, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown found George Jimenez, 45, guilty of coercion and enticement of a minor following a one-day trial that commenced April 3. Judge Brown entered the order late April 23.

Prior to trial, Jimenez pleaded guilty to two counts of transfer of obscene material to a minor.

In April 2019, law enforcement discovered Jimenez had sent pictures of his genitals to a 13-year-old girl and other contacts in his phone. Five were the minors’ 12 and 13-year-old classmates.

Authorities executed a federal search warrant and discovered Jimenez was using the TextNow application to disguise himself as a teenage boy to engage in sexually explicit conversations with minors.

From March until April 2019, Jimenez engaged in those communications, including sending at least five pictures of his genitals to the 13-year-old child. In approximately 17 communications, Jimenez asked the minor victim for pictures of either her breasts, buttocks or genital area.

In a text exchange, the minor shared information with Jimenez that she shaved her genital region. Jimenez then sent messages asking to see images of it.

At the trial, the defense attempted to convince the court the messages he sent to the minor did not arise to the level of attempting to persuade the minor to send him sexually explicit photos of herself. He did not believe those claims and found Jimenez guilty as charged. In his ruling, the court stated, “these requests were direct, specific and unambiguous. They were not shrouded in innuendo or bashfulness. Simply put, there is no question that Jimenez repeatedly asked [the minor] to take and send him pictures of her genitals and pubic area.”

Judge Brown has sentenced Jimenez to life in federal prison, with a possible maximum fine of $250,000. He has been and will remain in custody pending sentencing.

The FBI conducted the investigation, while Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen M. Lansden and Sherin S. Daniel are prosecuting the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Jimenez’s sentencing is set for June 12, where he will face 10 years to life in prison for his crimes.

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