{"id":178,"date":"2023-03-06T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lubbock-sucks.local\/?p=178"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:54:27","slug":"man-arrested-by-fbi-in-lubbock-uploaded-100-images-of-child-sexual-abuse-court-records-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lubbock-sucks.local\/news\/man-arrested-by-fbi-in-lubbock-uploaded-100-images-of-child-sexual-abuse-court-records-said\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested by FBI in Lubbock uploaded 100+ images of child sexual abuse, court records said"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
David Espinoza, who was arrested in Lubbock by the FBI in \u201cOperation Janus,\u201d pleaded guilty to Transportation of Child Pornography on Friday, according to federal court records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Federal court records stated that in 2020, there were \u201cseveral\u201d reports made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a user who uploaded more than 120 files of child sex abuse to a \u201cparticular online storage account.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Law enforcement searched Espinoza\u2019s home in 2021, court records said. According to federal court documents, someone who lived with Espinoza told authorities she found child pornography on his phone a year prior and confronted him. Espinoza admitted to authorities that he downloaded files that contained child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Court records stated that Espinoza faced up to 20 years in prison and a lifetime sentence of supervised release. He would also have to register as a sex offender. He will be sentenced at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n