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Cyber Crimes

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Hood Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested Zachery Allen Crawford from Granbury, Texas on four counts of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony. Crawford, who is 31, could face up to 40 years in prison for the charges, according to state law.

March 08, 2018

AG Pax­ton Joins 55-Mem­ber Coali­tion Urg­ing Fed­er­al Leg­is­la­tion to Allow Full Resti­tu­tion to Vic­tims of Child Pornography

“As the Supreme Court recognized, digital images of each child victim are trafficked worldwide, and there may be thousands of defendants found to possess each victim's image,” Attorney General Paxton and his counterparts wrote in a letter to House leadership and the House Judiciary Committee. “As a result, victims are only able to receive a small amount of restitution from each defendant and must pursue thousands of cases in order to receive full restitution. Preventing victims from collecting full restitution is unjust to those harmed by the scourge of child pornography. This legislation is vital to protecting victims and our communities.”

March 06, 2018

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Lore­na Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested Thomas Lee Scott, 58, of Lorena, on two counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison per charge.

January 31, 2018

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Waco Teacher for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested Waco Independent School District teacher Jeremy Luke Adler, 37, of Woodway, on one count of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony.

January 29, 2018

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Travis Coun­ty Man for Online Solic­i­ta­tion of a Minor

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested 30-year-old Alberto Vazquez, of Austin, on one count of Online Solicitation of a Minor, a second-degree felony.

January 25, 2018 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests San Jac­in­to Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested William Doyle Gant, 47, of Shepherd, today on five counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony. Gant could face up to 10 years in prison per charge if convicted.

March 28, 2017

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Brown Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested Robert Odean Fry, 54, of Brownwood, yesterday on three counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony. Fry could face up to 10 years in prison per charge if convicted.

March 09, 2017

OAG’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Travis Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested 29-year-old Francisco Daniel Arguello of Austin on four counts of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony. Arguello could face up to 10 years in prison per charge if convicted.

March 01, 2017

Kansas Extra­dites Man for War­rants Issued by AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a potentially dangerous child predator is behind bars thanks to the work of the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office, in cooperation with several other law enforcement agencies.

January 12, 2017

AG Pax­ton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Helps Put 8 Child Preda­tors Behind Bars

The Texas Attorney General’s Child Exploitation Unit and Fugitive Apprehension Unit collaborated with the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office to arrest eight child predators for Online Solicitation of a Minor, a second degree felony punishable by two to twenty years in prison.

October 21, 2016