Texas Man Posed as a Minor on Social Media, Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Pornography

WACO, Texas - A Santa Rosa man who previously resided on Fort Hood was sentenced in a federal court in Waco today to 240 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material to minors, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons.

According to court documents, Gilbert Andrew Longoria, 23, possessed and operated accounts on Instagram and Snapchat where he pretended to be a 15-year-old male seeking nude photos of minor females. Longoria admitted to having approximately 70 images of child pornography from minor females and that he maintained an online relationship with a 14-year-old female for several months, throughout which they exchanged nude photos of each other.

Longoria was arrested on June 5, 2025, and pleaded guilty to the indicted charge on Dec. 16, 2025. U.S. District Judge Alan Albright presided over the case.

The FBI and the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Gloff prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.

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