In September 2026, the 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳’𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 (GCSO) 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 initiated an investigation after Detective A. Espinosa, a member of the 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 (𝙄𝘾𝘼𝘾) 𝙏𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚, received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The investigation focused on information indicating that the suspect was 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝟭𝟮-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘅 and had shared a video depicting a child engaged in sexual activity.
On October 9, 2026, GCSO Major Crimes detectives, working in coordination with the 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗖 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲, executed a 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 at a residence in the 5200 block of Avenue R ½ in Galveston, Texas. Multiple electronic devices were seized for forensic examination.
As a result of the investigation, 𝗕-𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝟰𝟯, was charged with 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, a first-degree felony. Bond was set at $150,000.
The 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳’𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 acknowledges the assistance of the 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲, 𝗚𝗖𝗦𝗢 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁, 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗖 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲, 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗛𝗦𝗜) – 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 and the 𝗟𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲
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