Corpus Christi Man Heads to Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 69-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to prison after admitting he possessed child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Henry Franklin Reddick pleaded guilty April 28, 2017.

Today, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos handed Reddick a 36-month sentence. At the hearing, a Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) computer forensic expert testified that Reddick was saving numerous images of child pornography on a digital storage device a month before his arrest. Reddick was further ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release following completion of his prison term, during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the Internet.  He will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.

The investigation into Reddick began after authorities received a CyberTipline report from The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The CyberTipline provides the public and electronic service providers with the ability to report online instances of child pornography. The CyberTipline report indicated that an individual using the email address of hankreddick@aol.com had uploaded 79 images of suspected child pornography onto a cloud storage service. 

Law enforcement was able to determine Reddick was associated with that email address and executed a search warrant at his residence. At that time, agents seized various electronic devices on which forensic analysis later revealed more than 450 images and 13 videos of child pornography.

Reddick was permitted to remain on bond and voluntarily surrender to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

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.

This case, prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Hugo R. Martinez and Elsa Salinas, 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."