Corpus Christi Man Convicted of Possession of Child Pornography

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 54-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted he possessed child pornography, announced U.S. Ryan K. Patrick.

In February 2017, authorities were investing a file sharing program, during which they identified a computer as a potential source of at least 41 files of known images of child pornography. That computer was later linked to Jose Ivan Davila.

The next month, law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence, at which time they seized various electronic devices. Forensic analysis on those devices revealed more than 296 images and approximately 260 videos child pornography. Two of those videos included images of young girls, approximately nine and 11 years of age, performing oral sex on an adult male.

Today, Davila admitted he reviewed and collected child pornography.

Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey accepted the guilty plea today and set sentencing for April 17, 2018. At that time, Davila faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine. Upon completion of any prison term imposed, Davila also faces a maximum of life on supervised release during which time the court can impose a number of special conditions designed to protect children and prohibit the use of the Internet.

Davila has been and will remain in custody pending his sentencing hearing.  

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Corpus Christi Police Department—Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.  

Assistant U.S. Attorney Hugo R. Martinez is prosecuting the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."