Jorge Trevino-Blanco, Child Pornography, Texas 2016

A notorious child predator has been brought to justice in the Rio Grande Valley. Jorge Trevino-Blanco, a 27-year-old resident of McAllen, has entered a guilty plea to one count of receipt of child pornography.

According to court records, Trevino-Blanco came to the attention of law enforcement following an investigation into persons using the Internet to traffic in child pornography. A special agent with HSI was able to locate and identify a computer as offering to participate in the receipt of child pornography movies and images through the peer-to-peer network on the Internet.

On July 8, 2016, authorities executed a federal search warrant at Trevino-Blanco's residence, during which time they seized two laptop computers and an external hard drive. A forensic examination on the devices revealed a total of 123 videos and 282 images of child pornography involving clearly young children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

The disturbing images and videos included children under the age of 12 engaged in sadistic conduct and acts of violence. Some of the videos and images are of known victims as identified through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Trevino-Blanco admitted he downloaded child pornography from the Internet, thereby receiving the child pornography found on his computers and external hard drive. He further admitted he had been doing so for approximately four years.

U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez, who accepted the guilty plea today, has set sentencing for December 8, 2016. At that time, Trevino-Blanco faces a minimum of five and up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine. He will remain in custody pending that hearing.

This case, prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Benavides, was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/mcallen-man-convicted-downloading-hundreds-child-pornography-videos-and-images