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Date: 05-12-2022
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Case Number: 2:21-cr-00652
Judge: Nelva G. Ramos
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Nueces County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney: Joel Thomas
Description: Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with forcing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct.
Mauricio Ruiz admitted to recording illicit videos and images over the course of several years with a minor victim. He raped the minor on multiple occasions and recorded the events. He also threatened to kill members of her family if she ever told anyone.
On Oct. 30, 2020, law enforcement arrested Ruiz at his workplace after learning he was sexually assaulting the girl. The investigation revealed Ruiz possessed more than 34 images and 20 videos of sexual abuse on his work computer.
Ruiz has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department.
PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Outcome: 360 months CBOP; $100 Special Assessment; No add'l assessment as Deft is indigent; Lifetime Supervised Release; Sex Offender Registration; Mental Health/Sex Offender Treatment; Residence/Employment Prohibition; No Contact with Minor Children; Computer Restriction
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