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Defendant’s Despicable Crimes Exposed
DALLAS, TX – A disturbing case of child exploitation has come to light in Grand Prairie, Texas, where a man has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for pandering child pornography.
Christopher Briseno, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 108 months in federal prison and a 10-year term of supervised release, following his guilty plea in May 2014 to an Information charging one count of pandering of child pornography.
According to documents filed in the case, Briseno was first brought to the attention of law enforcement in Toronto, Canada, during an undercover investigation into the distribution of child pornography. He contacted an undercover officer with the Toronto Police Service in January 2014, indicating he was sexually abusing his two minor daughters, age 11 and 16, and sent the undercover officer two images of his ‘daughters’, depicting the sexual abuse.
When it was learned that Briseno lived in Grand Prairie, Texas, the investigative lead was sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas. On February 4, 2014, Special Agents with HSI executed a search warrant at his residence.
Briseno admitted to creating an online persona and using children he knew to be minors as the victims of sexual abuse. He also admitted stealing pictures posted on social media websites of three different minor children and using them during chats about incest. He admitted searching the Internet for sexually explicit images of young females and sending those photos, in conjunction with the clothed photos of the minor females he claimed were his daughters, as proof of his involvement in the sexual abuse of minors.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Assistant U.S. Attorney Camille Sparks was in charge of the prosecution.
It is a stark reminder of the horrors that can occur in the dark corners of the internet, and the importance of law enforcement agencies working together to bring perpetrators to justice.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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