PHOENIX – On Wednesday, a local area man was indicted for
sexual exploitation of a minor in a probe lead by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement's (ICE) HomelandSecurity Investigations (HSI).
Jesse Anthony Garcia, 29, of Goodyear was charged with nine
counts of sexual exploitation of a minor as confirmed by that Arizona Attorney
General Mark Brnovich. Appearingbefore Judge Joseph Mikitish, Garcia was held
to answer on a complaint filed March 24.
Garcia allegedly created nine image files containing visual
depictions of a minor engaged in exploitative exhibition or sexual conduct
between February and April 2016.HSI agents arrested Garcia March 22.
Garcia is currently being held in the Maricopa County jail
in lieu of a $1,000,000 bond. Garcia has pleaded not guilty to the alleged
charges.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in
a court of law.
Assistant Attorney General Todd Lawson is prosecuting this
case.
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