The Irving Police Department announced that, since its inception in 2021, the Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit has worked relentlessly to put those who prey on children behind bars.
The CAC is comprised of a special group of officers who tackle some of the most challenging cases a department can prosecute. Yet they continue to work day in and day out, knowing that, in some cases, they are the only thing standing between an offender and their victim.
"We are proud of the justice served by the CAC and of the justice that will be realized in the coming months.", said the Irving Police Department in a statement.
The Irving Police Department provided a list of cases investigated, prosecuted and convictions for crimes against children in Irving.
- Cases 19-3365 and 22-9396
Mauricio Martinez Lopez
Aggravated Sexual Assault child under 14
Sentenced to 30 years - Case 20-4467
Edward Gomez
Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child
Sentenced to 15 years - Cases 20-1469 and 21-7403
Hugo Infante Esquivel
Sex Abuse Child Continuous under 14 years of age and Sex Abuse Continuous under 14 years of age
Sentenced to 50 years - Case 21-1816
Daniel Rivera Aguirre
Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child
Sentenced to 27 years - Case 22-13344, Investigator Padrutt
Jorge Anthony Garcia
Indecency with a Child - Sexual Contact
Sentenced to 5 years - Case 21-7257
Richard Shaun Brown
Indecency with Child Exposes
Sentenced to 2 years - Case 21-26082
Omar Rico
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and Indecency with a Child
Sentenced to 18 years - Case 21-27214
James Zuniga
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Sentenced to 25 years
top: Michael Dwayne Whitfield, Jose Martin Ipina, Israel Vasquez Flores, Eliseo Camacho; bottom: Jose Elias Gonzales Hernandez, Elizandro Gonzalez, Jonathan Gonzales and Casey Wallace
- Case 22-4996
Michael Dwayne Whitfield
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Sentenced to Life in Prison - Cases 22-7437, 22-8172 and 22-8177
Jose Martin Ipina
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and 2 counts of Indecency with child - Sexual Contact
Sentenced to 4 years - Case 22-7857
Israel Vasquez Flores
Indecency with a Child - Sexual Contact
Sentenced to 15 years - Cases 22-4783, 22-5009 and 22-5709
Eliseo Camacho
2 counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Sexual Assault of Young Child
Sentenced to 20 years - Cases 22-14755, 22-14760, 22-16502 and 22-18269
Jose Elias Gonzales-Hernandez
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Sexual Performance of Child Employ/Induce/Authorize and Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child
Sentenced to 35 years - Case 22-18562
Elizandro Gonzalez
Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child
Sentenced to 20 years - Case 24-286
Jonathan Gonzales
Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon and Harassment
Sentenced to 18 years - Case 22-18049
Casey Wallace
Injury Child with intent
Sentenced to 2 years
top: Juan Arriaga Guadron, Joel Acosta, Rolando Sanchez; bottom: Gerardo Benitez Canales and Brandon Anthony Lodrigue
- Case 22-19662
Juan Arriaga Guadron
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Sentenced to 30 years - Case 22-21241
Joel Acosta
Indecency with Child - Sexual Contact
Sentenced to 3 years - Case 22-23694
Rolando Sanchez
Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child
Sentenced to 25 years - Case 22-28895
Gerardo Benitez Canales
Aggravated Sexual Assault Child and Indecency with Child - Sexual Contact
Note: abused child was under 6 years of age. Jury took 13 minutes to return a verdict.
Sentenced to 60 years in prison without the possibility of parole. - Case 23-13545
Brandon Anthony Lodrigue
Possession of Child Pornography
Sentenced to 20 years
To report suspected child abuse or to get help, contact the Irving Police Department at 972-721-6521.
The Department of Homeland Security has posted a fact sheet on DHS is combating child exploitation and abuse.
