El Paso Man to Spend Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced in federal court today to 262 months in prison for production of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

According to court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received information that a video depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) had been uploaded to a Dropbox account. NCMEC referred the file to Homeland Security Investigations, which traced the account information to Jose Eduardo Larin, 36. A review of the Dropbox account also revealed additional CSAM images and videos as well as documents displaying Larin’s name and image.

A forensic review of Larin's cellphone, obtained from a search warrant in August 2024, revealed 3,207 files containing CSAM. Of these, there were 31 pictures and 31 videos depicting CSAM that had been produced by Larin at this residence involving a five-year-old child. Larin was arrested Aug. 13, 2024 and pleaded guilty Nov. 21, 2024.

Acting U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Micaela Glass prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

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