Freeport Man Sentenced In Child Porn Case

GALVESTON, TX — A 22-year-old Freeport man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.

Miguel Jimenez Jr., who'd been in federal custody since his arrest in may 2016, pleaded guilty Jan. 25, 2017, and as sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the distribution and possession charges as well as 20 years for the receipt of child pornography.

The sentences will run concurrently.

The court heard evidence that Jimenez not only obtained, possessioned and distributed images, but had contact with four minor females from whom he sought graphic nude images.

Jiminez will also be on supervised release for rest of his life following completion of his prison term, during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the Internet, and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Authories became aware of Jimenez after they believed he was uploading and storing child pornography into a virtual storage account.

A search warrant was executed at his home, and investigators found and seized various computers and cellular phones, snd examining the equipment found 658 child pornography images and 634 child pornography videos.

The images and videos included minors under the age of 12 engaging in sexual activity, toddlers, instances of sadism, masochism, bondage involving the penetration of the minor, as well as masturbation and the lewd and lascivious display of the children’s genitals.

Jimenez admitted he possessed, received and distributed numerous images of child pornography, and that he chatted with unidentified users online who shared his sexual interest in children.

Prosecutors said Jimenez used several different online applications to chat with underage girls all over the country, and that he'd had an online relationship with one minor female whom he had threatened by saying she had to continue the relationship or he would send naked pictures of her to her friends.

Jimenez will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, Galveston Division, conducted the investigation.

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