MAY 31, 2023MCALLEN, TXCHILD EXPLOITATION
Chinese national charged with attempting to bring child sexual abuse material into the US following HSI, federal partner investigation
McALLEN, Texas — A Chinese citizen was indicted for transporting child pornography following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector.
A federal grand jury returned the one-count indictment on Tuesday against Tong Sun, 45, from Suqian in the Jiangsu province of China. Sun is in custody following charges in a criminal complaint.
According to court documents, HSI alleges Sun illegally entered the United States in early May. They searched Sun’s phone on May 8 and allegedly found videos containing child sexual abuse material. According to the charges, one video depicted a minor female believed to be younger than 5 years of age and was over three minutes long.
If convicted, Sun faces up to 20 years in prison and a possible $250,000 fine.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/chinese-national-charged-attempting-bring-child-sexual-abuse-material-us-following
