Northern District of Texas - Victor Torres, 33, of Dumas, Texas, was sentenced to 60 years (720 months) in federal prison today for the production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
Torres had previously pled guilty in May 2025 to two counts of production of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk imposed the sentence.
According to court documents, in 2023, Torres paid two separate children, aged 13 to 14, to produce sexually explicit material and send it to him online. Torres, who was 30 at the time but frequently posed as a 17-year-old in online communications, specifically instructed the minors on how to pose and what actions and objects to include in the requested photos and videos, stating he would "pay for content."
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered Torres's criminal activity after receiving a CyberTip from an online money exchange platform. The tip led investigators to multiple accounts Torres used to communicate with minors.
In June 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Torres's residence and seized electronic devices. Evidence found on the devices included search terms for child pornography, communications bartering for the production of child pornography, and additional child sexual abuse material, including material depicting the sexual abuse of toddlers, animals, and other prepubescent children.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould stated, “This defendant lured vulnerable youth into his despicable crimes and deservedly received a lengthy prison sentence. We will work unceasingly with our local and federal law enforcement partners to remove these types of dangerous predators from the streets of our communities.”
The investigation was conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations, Dallas Field Office (Amarillo Resident Agency) in collaboration with HSI offices in Harrisonburg, VA; Buffalo, NY; Columbia, SC; and Charleston, SC, along with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, the Amarillo Police Department, the Pittsburg, OK Sheriff’s Department, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Callie Woolam prosecuted the case.
