Brazoria man lands significant sentence for producing child pornography and sending via Kik

GALVESTON, Texas – A 38-year-old Brazoria resident has been ordered to federal prison following his multiple convictions, to include sexual exploitation of a child, distribution and possession of child pornography as well as destruction of property, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Jake Delahney Taylor pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and destruction of property Jan. 20, 2022. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey V. Brown later found Taylor guilty of the sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography following a one-day bench trial.

Today, Judge Brown ordered him to serve 324, 240 and 120 months for the production, distribution and possession convictions, respectively. They will run concurrently for a total 324-month-term of imprisonment He also received a sentence of 60 months for the destruction of evidence which will run concurrently. At the hearing, the court also heard additional information including the impact that Taylor’s conduct had on the minor victim’s family.  Taylor was further ordered to serve 10 years on supervised release following completion of his prison term. During that time, he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. Taylor will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.

“It is despicable that someone would secretly record a child’s normal bathroom activity and then crop and edit it into a sexual striptease,” said Hamdani. “Loathsome individuals like Taylor who produce child pornography and share it with perverted like-minded individuals need to be stopped and pay the price for the harm they cause. We hope today’s sentence will send that message and do just that.” 

The investigation revealed Taylor had surreptitiously recorded a 13-year-old minor female relative while she was in the bathroom on five different occasions. Taylor then edited the videos in order to create still images of the minor victim which depicted her private areas. He then sent some of these images to other individuals on Kik with whom he had also discussed his sexual interest in children.  

The mother of the child found some of the images and contacted law enforcement. 

A search led to the discovery of electronic devices which later yielded 118 images and 134 videos of the minor victim. Taylor also had 84 videos and 24 images of child pornography in his collection.  

Taylor has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

Pearland Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations-Galveston and Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly Leo and Sherin Daniel are prosecuting the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section leads PSC, which marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and identifies and rescues victims. For more information about PSC, please visit DOJ’s PSC page. For more information about internet safety education, please visit the resources link on that page.