Special to the PRESS
Billy Joe Jeffers
Port Isabel resident Billy Joe Jeffers pleaded guilty Thursday to possession with intent to promote child pornography.
Judge Rolando Olvera of the 445th state District Court sentenced Jeffers to eight years in prison.
Jeffers, 53, was arrested in November after FBI special agents found several images and videos of child pornography on desktop and laptop computers at his residence.
“These children are repeatedly victimized when individuals distribute child pornography,” District Attorney Luis V.
Saenz said. “His flagrant use of the Internet to distribute images to strangers should be a red flag for parents to monitor their children’s use. The Internet is a playground for pedophiles.”
An individual who had chatted with Jeffers contacted authorities after Jeffers sent a video of a child performing sexual acts.
Upon his arrest, Jeffers admitted to receiving and distributing child pornography via a private chat room on the Internet.
The amount of child pornography found did not meet the U.S. Attorney’s Office threshold for prosecution in federal court.
The case was transferred to the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office.
Assistant District Attorney Korina Barraza prosecuted the case.
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