Edinburg man charged after authorities find 9K videos, images of child porn

Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested an Edinburg man after investigators found 9,000 videos and images of child sexual abuse material on his cellphone.

Those images include a video of a toddler being sexually assaulted by a man, according to a criminal complaint.

The suspect is Carlos Genaro Rodriguez-Luna Jr., a U.S. citizen born in 2005.

The investigation began on Dec. 31 after FBI agents in New York identified a Telegram account associated with the distribution of child sexual abuse material.

That account was “associated with the sharing of photographs and videos of unknown individuals performing self-inflicted ‘cutting’ and child pornography.”

The FBI tracked the user to the Valley and on Monday FBI agents identified Rodriguez and his residence.

They executed a search warrant Tuesday and conducted a consensual interview with Rodriguez, who consented to a search of his cellphone after telling agents he had downloaded and viewed child sexual abuse material at his residence, according to the complaint.

“Rodriguez-Luna further admitted to downloading/receiving child pornography for approximately the past six months. Rodriguez-Luna also disclosed to FBI (special agents) that he was the owner of the Telegram account … associated to his previous cellphone number,” the complaint stated. “Rodriguez-Luna admitted to storing child pornography on his Telegram account, stating being in possession of approximately 8,000 videos and approximately 1,000 images.”

He was scheduled to make a first appearance in McAllen federal court Wednesday in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Juan F. Alanis, court records show.

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