CORPUS CHRISTI – A 22-year-old resident of Robstown has been
ordered to prison following his conviction of distributing child pornography,
announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Trey Escareno pleaded guilty Nov. 29,
2018.
Today, Senior U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack
sentenced Escareno to 170 months in prison. The sentence will be immediately
followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, during which time he will
have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to
children and the internet. Escareno will also be ordered to register as a sex
offender.
The investigation into Escareno began when an undercover FBI
agent entered an online chatroom and observed a user, later identified as
Escareno, posting links. He had posted several items, all of which would
automatically download large amounts of child pornography onto the computer of
the user who clicked on them.
Agents later executed a search warrant in Robstown on
Escareno’s residence. That resulted in the discovery of several items,
including a cellular telephone on which a forensic analysis identified numerous
images of child pornography. Law enforcement also uncovered evidence that
Escareno had engaged in sexual contact with a minor relative.
He has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a
U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
The FBI conducted the investigation with the assistance of
the Corpus Christi Police Department - Internet Crimes Against Children Task
Force.
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