Mexican national, illegally living in East Texas, indicted for child exploitation violations

BEAUMONT, Texas - A Mexican national, illegally living in Splendora, has been charged with child exploitation violations, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Henry Alberto Calix-Martinez, 24, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with production and distribution of child pornography.

The indictment alleges that Calix-Martinez sexually exploited a minor by producing and distributing child pornography.

If convicted, Calix-Martinez faces up to 30 years in federal prison.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph R. Batte.

A federal indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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