RITA COOK / Freelance Writer
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MIDLOTHIAN – Adrian Leonardo Favila, 25 of Midlothian, pled guilty to 10 counts of promotion of child pornography last week, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
According to a statement from Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery’s office on August 3, all 10 counts will run concurrently.
Midlothian Police Department received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) CyberTipline that child pornography was being uploaded onto a Dropbox website from an address within their city.
Investigators were able to trace the Dropbox account, phone number, and email address used to access the site to Favila.
Promotion of child pornography is a second-degree felony that carries a sentencing range of two to twenty years in prison, and a fine up to $10,000.
Once released from prison, Favila must also register as a sex offender.
“Promotion or possession of child sexual abuse material is not a victimless crime. Each image is of a real child being abused,” Montgomery said.
“Not only did the child have to suffer the abuse itself but must live knowing that the image or video will forever be available for predators to view and trade.”
NCMEC’s CyberTipline is the nation’s centralized reporting system for the online exploitation of children.
The public and electronic service providers can make reports of suspected online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child sexual abuse material, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the internet.
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