Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A federal judge has sentenced 32-year-old Jorge Alberto Bazan to 60 months in prison for the crime of child sexual exploitation. The sentence, issued by U.S. District Judge Randy Crane in McAllen, Texas, also includes five years of supervised release after serving his prison term and a legal obligation to register as a sex offender. The investigation, initiated by the FBI in 2025 through social media patrols, revealed that between September 12 and 24 of that year, Bazan communicated with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. During the conversations, the defendant expressed his intention to engage in sexual activities, requested explicit images, and instructed the alleged victim on how to receive and delete the material. Bazan pleaded guilty on May 27 and will remain in custody pending transfer to a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexa D. Parcell as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat child exploitation and abuse nationwide.
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