Homeland Security Agent Francisco B. Burrola | ICE.gov
Jeffery Dean Biddle, 42, of Deming has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in October to production and attempted production of child pornography, receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography, and enticement and attempted enticement of a minor.
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Francisco B. Burrola, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, made the announcement, according to a release from the New Mexico State Attorney's Office.
"This sentence was eminently fitting, given the abhorrent acts committed against innocent and vulnerable children,” Burrola said in the release. “This case demonstrates once again how producing child pornography and abuse can go hand-in-hand. For that reason, child exploitation investigations are a top priority for Homeland Security Investigations, and we will continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to hold devious sexual predators accountable for their actions.”
Biddle also plead guilty in state court to multiple counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration in the First Degree (Child under 13), and Criminal Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree (Child under 13). Those charges stemmed from Biddle’s sexual abuse of an 18-month-old child. On December 5, 2022, Biddle pled guilty in state court and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
The plea agreement and other court records detail that in 2021, Biddle was already a registered sex offender when he started a conversation with a minor through Facebook. The interaction continued to text messages where Biddle coerced the victim to take pornographic photos to send to him.
Records indicate Biddle specifically requested “naked” pictures and nude photographs approximately 24 times. Biddle also sent the victim nudes of himself.
Homeland Security Investigations investigated this case with assistance from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Las Cruces District Office, New Mexico State Police, the Deming Police Department, Luna County Sheriff’s Office, and the District Attorney’s Office for the Sixth Judicial District as part of the New Mexico Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
The ICAC Task Force Program is a nationwide network of task forces including over 90 federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in New Mexico dedicated to investigating, prosecuting, and combating Internet crimes against children.
“One child is too many,” Uballez said in the release. “Eleven is unspeakable. Today, the Court imposed the only sentence which will ensure this serial child molester will never add another name to his terrible list. This case highlights what is possible when local, state, and federal agencies team up to relentlessly pursue sexual predators who seek to harm our most vulnerable population.”
