Victoria Man Gets 30 Years for Producing Child Pornography

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – James Peyton Busbee Jr., 30, of Victoria, has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of sexual exploitation of a child, otherwise known as production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

At a hearing late yesterday, Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey sentenced Busbee to 360 months in federal prison. At the hearing, the agent testified that Busbee used a pipe laced with methamphetamine in the assault. In handing down the sentence, Judge Rainey called the crime “heinous.” The prison term will be immediately followed by 10 years of supervised release during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict access to children and the Internet. He must also register as a sex offender and pay $1200 in restitution.

On Feb. 3, 2015, authorities responded to Busbee’s residence in reference to the possible sexual assault of a child. A minor male relative was identified and confirmed the abuse. Busbee also admitted to sexually assaulting the child.

A forensic examination of Busbee’s phone led to the discovery of an electronic video depicting Busbee involved in sexually explicit conduct with the child.  Busbee was arrested on the federal charges in April 2015 and has been in custody since that time. 

The charges were the result of an investigations conducted by Homeland Security Investigations with the assistance of the Victoria County Sherriff’s Office.

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