During the months of October and November, 2015, the Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), which targets Internet based sexual predators, arrested 27 adults who were allegedly using the Internet for the sexual exploitation of children online.
During these undercover operations, those arrested for the felony offense of Online Solicitation of a Minor, believed he was meeting up with a minor he had previously contacted and communicated with online. The purpose of the meeting was to engage in sexual contact at predetermined locations. Once the suspects arrived at the meeting location, they were arrested. During the course of these operations, some of the suspects were also charged with the felony offenses of Possession of Child Pornography and Attempted Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, if such evidence was discovered during the course of the investigation.
The ICAC Task Force consists of officers from the Conroe Police Department, all five of the Montgomery County Constable’s Offices (Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Marshals, the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
The Montgomery County ICAC Task Force asks that anyone with information concerning illegal conduct or other potential victims by these suspects to call the ICAC Tip Line at 936-760-6910.
Brett Ligon (District Attorney): “When I took office as the District Attorney, I made protecting the safety and welfare of children in this county one of my top priorities. Our office and the law enforcement agencies in this county are committed to keeping your children safe. We will continue to conduct these types of ICAC operations until the message is heard near and far – Montgomery County is NOT the place to try and sexually exploit children via electronic communication or other means.”
Texas Penal Code § 33.021 Online Solicitation of a Minor
(a) In this section:
(1) “Minor” means:
(A) an individual who represents himself or herself to be younger than 17 years of age; or
(B) an individual whom the actor believes to be younger than 17 years of age.
(2) “Sexual contact,” “sexual intercourse,” and “deviate sexual intercourse” have the meanings assigned by Section 21.01.
(3) “Sexually explicit” means any communication, language, or material, including a photographic or video image, that relates to or describes sexual conduct, as defined by Section 43.25.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person, over the Internet, by electronic mail or text message or other electronic message service or system, or through a commercial online service, knowingly solicits a minor to meet another person, including the actor, with the intent that the minor will engage in sexual contact, sexual intercourse, or deviate sexual intercourse with the actor or another person.
(d) It is not a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that: (1) the meeting did not occur; (2) the actor did not intend for the meeting to occur; or (3) the actor was engaged in a fantasy at the time of commission of the offense.
(f) An offense under Subsection (c) is a felony of the second degree.
Timmie Hendricks
Promotion of Child Pornography
42 years old
Batson, Texas
Juan Carlos Parra-Hernandez
Possession of Child Pornography
25 years old
Conroe, Texas
Vernon Layton
Online Solicitation of a Minor
65 years old
Tomball, Texas
Mark Earlin
Attempted Sexual Assault of a Child
45 years old
Houston, Texas
Guillermo Martinez
Online Solicitation of a Minor
34 years old
Houston, Texas
Roberto Cantu
Online Solicitation of a Minor
21 years old
Houston, Texas
Marc Sanchez
Promotion of Child Pornography
35 years old
Houston, Texas
Raymond Williams
Attempted Aggravated Sexual Assault of a child
44 years old
Willis, Texas
Robert Gilmore
Online Solicitation of a Minor
28 years old
Cold Springs, Texas
Donald Gosnell
Online Solicitation of a Minor
45 years old
Conroe, Texas
Antonio Vargas
Online Solicitation of a Minor
24 years old
Willis, Texas
Arnold Thomas
Online Solicitation of a Minor
74 years old
Onalaska, Texas
Elliot Murihead
Online Solicitation of a Minor
34 years old
Spring, Texas
Jeremiah Busby
Currently on Parole for Possession
with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Online Solicitation of a Minor
38 years old
Houston, Texas
Cecil Wilson
Possession of Child Pornography
60 years old
Conroe, Texas
Irvin Davila
Online Solicitation of a Minor
40 years old
Porter, Texas
Matthew Davis
Online Solicitation of a Minor
23 years old
Tomball, Texas
Harold Bissonnet
Online Solicitation of a Minor
62 years old
Conroe, Texas
Noman Khatri
Online Solicitation of a Minor
30 years old
Cypress, Texas
Amado Calzada
Online Solicitation of a Minor
Currently on Parole for Murder
51 years old
Pasadena, Texas
Chad Babin
Online Solicitation of a Minor
47 years old
Porter, Texas
Evan Juneau
Online Solicitation of a Minor
23 years old
Sugarland, Texas
Larry Teague
Online Solicitation of a Minor
31 years old
New Caney, Texas
Jon Hartin
Online Solicitation of a Minor
26 years old
Huffman, Texas
Sasi Alaparthi
Online Solicitation of a Minor
22 years old
Houston, Texas
John Payne
Online Solicitation of a Minor
Registered Sex Offender
37 years old
Point Blank, Texas
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