DALLAS, Texas — A Carrollton man has been sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for his role in a child pornography ring.
Elmer Franky Ortiz, a 42-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, pleaded guilty in April 2017 to one count of receipt of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
According to documents filed in the case, the Garland Police Department was alerted that Ortiz had received a video of a minor female between the ages of four and six years old engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
An investigation conducted by Garland Police, Carrollton Police, and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) found that Ortiz possessed 141 videos of child pornography on his home computer and that he had shared some of these videos on the internet with others.
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.
Elmer Franky Ortiz is required to serve 17 years in federal prison for his crimes. The ICE HSI, Garland Police Department, and Carrollton Police Department investigated the case, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Shane Read prosecuted.
Ortiz was living in Carrollton, Texas, at the time of his arrest. His sentencing date was not specified in the press release, but it occurred on an unspecified date in 2017.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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