MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Mexican citizen residing in Weslaco has been sent to federal prison for receiving material that contained child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
38-year-old Jose Arturo Barrera-Torres pleaded guilty on June 30.
Barrera-Torres was sentenced to eight years in federal prison by a judge. The court heard information that included victim impact statements about being abused continuously online.
In addition, the court heard that Barrera-Torres received, watched, and deleted child pornography from the peer-to-peer platform from 2021 to the most recent downloads in February 2023.
Barrera-Torres is not a U.S. citizen and is expected to be deported following his imprisonment. He was ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to the victims. After his imprisonment, he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. Barrera-Torres will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.
Barrera-Torres will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
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