Chinese immigrant who crossed the southern border illegally convicted of possession of child pornography

A Chinese migrant who crossed the US-Mexico border illegally was sentenced Wednesday on charges of possession of child pornography, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas announced.

Tong Sun, 45, crossed the southern border illegally on or around Rome, Texas, on May 8. seconds in office. Authorities arrested Sun shortly after, and found several videos that constituted child sexual abuse material or child pornography on his phone, one of which was of a child who appeared to be under the age of five.

The videos on Sun's phone showed sexual acts between a man and a girl believed to be under the age of five, and sexual acts between a man and a minor girl believed to be under 13, the court heard. documents.

Sun confessed that it was his phone and that he had child pornography. seconds to a court document. He could face up to 20 years in prison, plus a fine of up to $250,000, at his sentencing on March 25, 2024. seconds to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Federal authorities on the southern border have seen a massive increase in migrants from China crossing illegally into the US Border Patrol. Chinese migrant arrivals in fiscal 2023 soared to 24,048 after surpassing 1,900 in fiscal 2022 and 320 in fiscal 2021, according to federal southern border authorities. federal data.

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