Kevin Alejandro Santos-Moya, Child Pornography, Texas 2024

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A 22-year-old Mexican citizen has been sentenced for possession of child pornography, announced acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Kevin Alejandro Santos-Moya pleaded guilty May 30, 2024. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. has now sentenced Santos-Moya to 60 months in federal prison. The court further ordered him to pay $3,000 in restitution to a known victim and will serve 10 years on supervised release following completion of his prison term.

During that time, he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. Santos-Moya will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.

On June 30, 2023, Santos-Moya attempted to enter the United States through the Los Indios Port of Entry. Law enforcement referred him to secondary inspection where they conducted a search of his iPhone and located child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Forensic analysis of the phone resulted in the discovery of a total of 31 images and 37 videos of CSAM.

Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ana C. Cano prosecuted the case, which 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.

Kevin Alejandro Santos-Moya will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit the DOJ’s PSC page. For more information about internet safety education, please visit the resources link on that page.

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