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Date: 10-07-2021
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Case Number: 1:21-cr-00348
Judge: Fernando Rodriguez
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Cameron County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Brownsville, TX: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography.
Joel Alex Sandate indicted for using a hidden camera to obtain child pornographic images. From September 2019 to March 2020, Sandate had installed hidden cameras to capture recordings of a minor female. He saved the recorded videos onto various computer media devices such as his cellphone, a sim card and a USB drive.
Another PPD officer had discovered the images and reported it to authorities.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations - Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force conducted the investigation with the assistance of PPD, Texas Rangers and the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office.
Ct. 1: Possession of Child Pornography 18, USC Sections 2252A(a)(5)(B)and 2252A(b)(2)
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Outcome: sentence to serve 120 months in prison. He was further ordered to pay $4,320 in restitution to the known victim and ordered an additional $10,000 special assessment. He also serve 20 years on supervised release following completion of his prison term, during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. He will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.
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