A Hutchins, Texas, man, Servando Vega Cervantes, 25, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 90 years in federal prison, following his guilty plea in February 2015 to an indictment charging three counts of production of child pornography involving four victims, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
According to documents filed in the case, the Hutchins Police Department contacted the FBI in May 2014 regarding questionable online communication between an 11-year-old victim, “John Doe #1,” and the Facebook user profile of “Laura Ortiz.” The victim’s mother believed the user of the Ortiz profile was actually an adult male and not a 13-year-old female as described in chat conversations between John Doe #1 and Ortiz. The investigation revealed that the user profile “Laura Ortiz” belonged to Cervantes. The investigation also revealed that John Doe #1 knew Cervantes as “Jordan,” an alias Cervantes used.
According to the factual resume filed in the case and testimony presented at today’s sentencing hearing, Cervantes enticed 11-year-old John Doe #1 to engage in sexually explicit conduct, and Cervantes took photos of that conduct. Cervantes enticed another minor, under the age of 14, John Doe #2, to engage in sexually explicit conduct and Cervantes also took photos of that conduct. Cervantes also asked John Doe #2 to send sexually explicit photos to “Laura Ortiz.” John Doe #3, a 15-year-old boy, sent sexually explicit photos to Cervantes, upon Cervantes’ repeated requests. Cervantes also had sexually explicit photos of another prepubescent boy, John Doe #4, whom he met on Facebook, on a thumb drive.
Cervantes had sexual contact with two of the four victim John Does.
