BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 62-year-old resident of Los Fresnos has been sentenced to federal prison for possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Isaac Gonzalez pleaded guilty April 4, 2017.
Today, U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera handed Gonzalez a sentence of 78 months in federal prison. Gonzalez will also spend the rest of his life on supervised release, during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the Internet. He will also be ordered to register as a sex offender for life.
The investigation into Gonzalez began as authorities were looking into persons utilizing peer-to-peer software to exchange and view child pornography. Federal agents executed a search warrant at Gonzalez’s residence on Feb. 15, 2017, which led to the discovery of 1,650 images of child pornography on his laptop. These images contained depictions of prepubescent minors, including one video depicting the sexual abuse of a toddler.
Gonzalez has been and 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 and the Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force conducted the investigation.
This case, prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason Corley and Ana Cano, was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
