CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 37-year-old Corpus Christi man has
been ordered to prison following his admissions to distributing child
pornography on at least two occasions, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
David Medina pleaded guilty May 16, 2018.
Today, Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey sentenced
Medina to 102 months in prison. In imposing the sentence, the court noted
Medina “needs help” and considered victim impact letters detailing the effect
of the continued distribution of images depicting how they were sexually abused
as children. Medina was further ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release
following completion of his prison term, during which time he will have to
comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children
and the internet. Medina will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.
In September 2016, the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force
conducted an investigation on a file sharing network looking for potential
offenders sharing child pornography. An officer was eventually able to download
many images of child pornography from a computer and a specific IP address
linked to David Medina in Corpus Christi. Agents obtained a search warrant for
Medina’s residence, after which agents seized several digital devices that led
to the discovery of more than 3,500 images and 28 videos of child
pornography.
Another investigation in 2017 led authorities to a different
computer sharing child pornography which was traced to a second residence in
Corpus Christi linked to Medina. He cellular phone was seized and allegedly
found to contain more than 1,000 images and 95 videos of child pornography.
In Feb. 21, 2018, authorities received information that
someone was downloading child pornography at a hotel in Corpus Christi. Medina
was found to be renting a room at that location and seized his laptop as part
of the investigation. At that time, Medina again admitting to distributing
child pornography.
He has been an will remain in custody pending transfer to a
U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
The FBI conducted the investigation with the assistance of
the Corpus Christi Police Department - Internet Crimes Against Children Task
Force.
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