CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 55-year-old local woman has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to entice a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery.
Diana Martinez pleaded guilty March 2. At that time, she admitted to
conspiring with Santos Gonzalez, 53, Robstown, to produce and send
illicit photographs of a minor victim. In exchange, Gonzalez provided
her money for groceries and medication.
Today, U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton handed Martinez a sentence of
360 months. Following her incarceration, she will serve 10 years of
supervised release, during which time she will have to comply with
numerous requirements designed to restrict her access to children and
the internet. Martinez will also be ordered to register as a sex
offender.
Martinez came to the attention of law enforcement in May 2020.
Authorities learned about the suspected abuse and discovered a tablet
used to commit the crimes.
The Facebook accounts of Gonzalez and Martinez revealed they had been
communicating since at least January 2016 which continued through May
2020. Throughout the thousands of pages of interaction, Gonzalez wrote
of wanting to have sexual intercourse with the minor victim. Martinez
would then take nude photographs of the minor victim and send them to
Gonzalez in exchange for money.
Martinez has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S.
Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Judge Tipton previously sentenced Gonzalez to a total term of 420 months in federal prison.
Homeland Security Investigations, Corpus Christi Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Texas Department of Public Safety conducted the investigation.
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