Humberto Barreto, Jr. Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Sex Abuse
A 25-year-old man who hid photos of himself raping preschool-aged children inside what appeared to be a calculator app on his phone has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Humberto Barreto, Jr., was indicted in January and pleaded guilty in June to two counts of production of child pornography. He was sentenced last Thursday by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix to 30 years per count to run consecutively for a total of 60 years and ordered to register as a sex offender.
The case began in January when Barreto’s ex-girlfriend alerted police that she saw internet searches for child pornography on his phone. She told officers that when she confronted him, Barreto admitted to using cryptocurrency to purchase child sexual abuse imagery and said “age did not matter” to him.
Forensic examiners searched the phone and found hundreds of photos and at least 30 videos of adult men sexually abusing children, including toddlers. They also found a storage application disguised as a calculator, where Barreto hid videos of him sexually assaulting 4- and 5- year old girls.
“I mean, I can’t deny it,” he said, when confronted by officers. “I did what I did.”
The mother of a victim said in a statement read into the record at sentencing, “My baby girl, she seems to have been more withdrawn and sensitive… she’s had nightmares. Those acts he did are of a monster, and I believe he is one in the truest form.”
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigation’s Dallas Field Office, the Howard County Sheriff’s Office, and the Big Spring Police Department, with the assistance of Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Tusing.
Humberto Barreto, Jr. must serve 60 years in federal prison for producing and hiding child pornography on his phone. He must also register as a sex offender.
City and State: Big Spring, Texas
Exact Date: June 8, 2023
Real full name: Humberto Barreto, Jr.
Criminal charges: Two counts of production of child pornography
Sentence: 60 years in federal prison
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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