Carlos Eduardo Pineda-Morales, Child Pornography, Texas 2024

A 34-year-old man in Denton, Texas, has been charged with child pornography offenses, including receipt of child pornography and access with intent to view child pornography.

Carlos Eduardo Pineda-Morales, of Denton, Texas, was charged with these crimes after a federal grand jury returned an indictment last week. Pineda-Morales allegedly used a communications application, a cloud storage service, and digital devices that he owned to receive and access child pornography between Oct. 7, 2024, and Oct. 30, 2024.

The FBI Dallas Office – Frisco Resident Agency and the Denton Police Department investigated the case.

Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin Jr. for the Eastern District of Texas made the announcement.

Prosecutors said that this case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. This initiative marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

According to an indictment unsealed today, Pineda-Morales used a communications application, a cloud storage service, and digital devices that he owned to receive and access child pornography between Oct. 7, 2024, and Oct. 30, 2024. Trial Attorney McKenzie Hightower of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa Miller for the Eastern District of Texas are prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Defendant Information:

Defendant Name: Carlos Eduardo Pineda-Morales

City and State: Denton, Texas

Exact Date: Between Oct. 7, 2024, and Oct. 30, 2024

Criminal Charges: Receipt of child pornography and access with intent to view child pornography

Current Status: Currently charged, awaiting trial

Project Safe Childhood:

Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc

Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-charged-child-pornography-offenses