Dallas Man Admits Producing Child Pornography; Faces Up to 30 Years in Federal Prison Without Parole
Defendant Also Admits Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl for Three Years

DALLAS—Jesus Sandoval, 57, of Dallas, has pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Sandoval faces a maximum statutory sentence of not less than 15 years or more than 30 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Following his plea, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis remanded Sandoval, who has been in state custody, to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. Sentencing is set for June 2, 2010, before Judge Solis.

According to plea papers filed, Sandoval admitted that beginning in July 2009 and continuing until August 21, 2009, he took lewd and lascivious photographs of 13-year-old “Jane Doe,” while she was in his custody and care at his home in Dallas.  He also admitted that he took photographs of him and Jane Doe engaged in sexual positions. Sandoval further admitted that he had been sexually assaulting Jane Doe for approximately three years.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (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 http://www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.

The case is being investigated by the Dallas Police Department and the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Camille Sparks.