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Pharr man charged amid child pornography investigation
Posted: 01.26.2012 at 4:01 PM
Sergio Chapa

Sergio is KGBT's Interactive Manager and a reporter for VALLEYCENTRAL.COM.

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Federal agents have filed criminal charges against a Pharr man amid an ongoing child pornography investigation.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents filed charges against 26-year-old Roberto Garcia on Tuesday.

Court records released on Thursday show that Garcia is accused of using a peer-to-peer network to download child porn videos.

A criminal complaint shows that it happened back in September but federal agents were able to track Garcia down through his IP address.

Authorities executed a search warrant at Garcia's Pharr home on Tuesday where allegedly admitted to download and having the videos.

Court record show that Garcia is an American citizen who lives in Pharr.

Action 4 News will provide more information as it becomes available.

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