Gabriel Garcia, Possession of Child Pornography, Texas 2023

A Uvalde man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, according to a federal court ruling.

Gabriel Garcia, 38, was found guilty of uploading a video containing prepubescent child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Feb. 3, 2021, using the messaging app Kik. An investigation revealed the account belonged to Garcia, and on Nov. 14, 2022, agents executed a federal search warrant on his home in Uvalde.

A forensic analysis of Garcia’s cell phone revealed 67 images and six video files containing prepubescent CSAM that he had received using the Kik messenger app. Garcia was arrested on Nov. 14, 2022, and pleaded guilty on June 26, 2023.

U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas made the announcement, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Nallely Duarte prosecuted the case. Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.

Garcia was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses to 120 months in prison for possession of child pornography. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.

Project Safe Childhood 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.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

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