Two local men from Texas have been convicted of producing child pornography, according to a recent plea agreement.
Carlos Cortinas, 40, and Mark Anthony Stokes, 35, of Three Rivers, Texas, entered guilty pleas to sexual exploitation of a child, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
The crime occurred on May 13, 2013, when police responded to a domestic violence call in Three Rivers. Stokes, who had been stabbed and cut by his wife, told officers that his wife had injured him after she discovered nude photos of a minor female relative on a flash drive.
Stokes admitted to a sexual interest in children for the past 20 years and that he and his friend, Cortinas, had a previous conversation in which both discussed their mutual sexual interest in children.
Stokes told Cortinas he had nude images of the young female, which Cortinas asked to see. Stokes then sent some of the images of the child via text message from his cell phone. Within an hour, Cortinas then sent nude images of one of his minor female relatives as well. From that day forward, Stokes and Cortinas would send each other voyeur type images of these minor children taken without their knowledge as well as other child pornography images downloaded from the Internet.
Stokes stated that Cortinas also sent nude images of another child which he had taken. State search warrants were executed on both residences which resulted in the discovery of evidence related to the child pornography production described by Stokes.
Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey, who accepted the guilty pleas, has set sentencing for February 18, 2014, at 4:30 p.m., at which time they each face a minimum of 15 and up to 30 years imprisonment. Both have been and will remain in custody pending that hearing.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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