CORPUS CHRISTI — A Corpus Christi man has pleaded guilty to production of child pornography, federal prosecutors said.
Troy Vasquez entered the guilty plea, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 20 by U.S. District Judge David Morales and faces up to 30 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine.
Federal authorities said the investigation began after law enforcement learned Vasquez had been uploading child pornography online.
Investigators later executed a search warrant at Vasquez’s home, where they found child sexual abuse material he had created the day before the search, prosecutors said.
A forensic examination of his phone also uncovered another video recorded in late December 2024, according to authorities.
Vasquez has remained in custody and will continue to be held pending sentencing, prosecutors said.
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The investigation was conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Corpus Christi Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Overman is prosecuting the case.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative focused on combating child sexual exploitation.