244 charged with child sex crimes in North Texas operation

244 charged with child sex crimes in North Texas op.

A 2025 FBI operation ended with more than 200 people arrested and more than 100 children rescued, according to FBI Dallas and the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

FBI Dallas Operation Soteria Shield News Conference

A 2025 FBI operation ended with more than 200 people arrested and more than 100 children rescued, according to FBI Dallas and the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

DALLAS - A 2025 FBI operation ended with more than 200 people arrested and more than 100 children rescued, according to FBI Dallas and the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Operation Soteria Shield

More than 70 Texas law enforcement agencies, including Dallas, Plano, Wylie and Garland police, joined forces throughout the month of April to combat the exploitation of children in the digital space.

The operation was aimed at rescuing children from online sexual exploitation and bringing perpetrators to justice.

By the numbers:

Over 200 dedicated professionals contributed to this operation, from detectives and patrol officers to special agents, crime scene experts, digital examiners, examiners, forensic analysts and child advocates. 

Operation Soteria Shield included a wide spectrum of investigations: 124 cyber tip cases, 73 chat-based undercover operations, 23 high-risk victim rescues, and 30 responses to calls for service that directly led to child rescues. 

Operation Soteria Shield 2025

Investigations and arrests were coordinated across multiple jurisdictions and agencies throughout the state of Texas. 

• 109 children were identified and given resources.
• 244 offenders were arrested, with 368 total charges filed. Among them, 21 were already registered sex offenders.
• 165 search warrants were executed.
• 1,130 digital devices seized, and 213TB of data was examined, with much of it containing graphic evidence of child exploitation.

North Texas Arrests

Dig deeper:

According to acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Nancy Larson, 11 defendants have been charged in the Northern District. 

The FBI, assisted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Rockwall Police Department, the Arkansas State Patrol, and the Sheriff's Office of Dallas County, Arkansas, arrested Harold Lee Hill. He has been charged with transporting a minor victim with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and he faces life in prison.

In Fort Worth, the FBI, assisted by the Fort Worth Police Department, arrested Michael Huffman. He has been charged with distributing and possessing child pornography, which included multiple images of an adult male engaging in a sex act with a female child. 

According to Larson, when agents went to Huffman's home to execute a search warrant, they found him sitting in his driveway with his laptop open with child pornography on display. By Huffman's own admission, he's been trading this material for years. He faces 20 years in prison. 

What they're saying:

"The numbers of offenders arrested, and children rescued in this operation are stunning. The numbers leave us breathless because, at some level, we understand that behind every statistic, every number, there is a child with dreams, aspirations, and the right to live a life free from sexual exploitation," said Eastern District of Texas Acting U.S. Attorney Jay Combs. "We are committed to teaming with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute these cases with urgency and ferocity in order to protect our children."

"Operation Soteria Shield was a massive team effort and a powerful reminder of what we can accomplish when we unite around one clear mission: protecting our kids and holding offenders accountable. I am proud that the Dallas Police Department is the lead agency for the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and am grateful for the many, many agencies who contributed to this successful operation," said Dallas Police Chief Daniel C. Comeaux.

The following are the names of the offenders arrested in the 2025 operation, according to the FBI.

• Walter Reyes
• Jason Giuliani
• Zeeshan Syed
• Diego Sanchez
• James Johnson
• Parker Raley
• Noah Lewis
• Andrew Moore
• Justin Brooks
• William Guyton
• Daylen Gomez
• Gregory Granowski
• Xavier Stidwell
• Steven Chambers
• Austin Eguires
• Andrew Jillard
• Alyssa Hightower
• Jingquan Chen
• James Walker
• Trevor Green
• Oscar Gonzalez
• Michael Conton
• Donnie Dosey
• Scott Null
• Deshaun Taylor
• Miles Perez
• David Johnson
• Eliyah Howard
• Umesh Adhikari
• Dustin Stanton
• Philip Garner
• Tiller Reed
• Ernest Nichols
• Joe Martinez
• Travis Collier
• James Darr
• Elijah Leggett
• Pedro Vasquez
• Frank Garcia
• Paul Hopkins
• Anthony Garavaglia
• Edgar Acevedo
• Hendrik Mouton
• Richard Bunch
• Adam King
• Danny Cable
• Jason Grant
• Fidencio Sanchez
• Roberto Quezada
• Jose Ramos
• Ramon Alvear
• Israel Servantes
• Marquis Simmons
• Andrew Heather
• Taylor Gardner
• Joshua Rankin
• Edwin Gomez
• PJ Fritcher
• Christopher Thang
• Dejon Jackson
• Christopher Hall
• Ralph Thomas
• Robert Dareing
• Sean Boaldin
• Zaid Haddad
• James Brabson
• Travis Martin
• Bradley Fenn
• Julian Rivera
• Christopher Sessions
• Jesse McVicker
• Luis Mejia
• Jennifer Crawley
• Michael Arnold
• Michael Bratcher
• James Gillespie
• Daniel Murray
• Bryson Stafford
• Jason Aubel
• Samuel Humbert
• Chad Dansby
• Andrew Bell
• Keanu Ortiz
• Silas Baird
• Emmanuel Reyes
• Elijah Piper
• Eric Plemmons
• Mario Martinez
• Darren Robertson
• Brian Vanness
• Vincent Presley
• Christopher Morgan
• Brian McNeeley
• Francisco Perez
• Adam Straight
• Daniel Solomon
• Donald Harris
• Pryor Chandler
• Harold Hill
• James Pottala
• Francisco Cardiel
• Miguel Montano
• Joe Long
• Lloyd Ingram
• Imonte Marcus
• James Turner
• Christian Goodly
• Yehuda-Ari Esquenazi
• Edward Park
• Otho London
• Daniel Bates
• Billy Tovar
• Luis Yanez
• John Fern
• Jorge Guerrero
• Mark Parent
• Ladner Lynn
• David Hummel
• Michael Browning
• Christian Mcnamee
• Daniel Esparza
• Joel Garcia
• Omar Milian
• David Quintana
• Matthew Bibb
• Daniel Tamez
• William Greeson
• Bobby Alexander
• Felix Romero
• Michael Rowland
• Jordan Snyder
• Curtis George
• Dennis Teachout
• Diego Espinoza
• Stephen Baker
• Zachary Acevedo
• Matthew Cortez
• Aniya Hebron
• Ferman Sims
• Austin Savage
• Craig Chandler
• Dmitri Powell
• Sidney Cobb
• Rogelio Gonzalez
• Dylan Vanrussselt
• Noel Tiburcio
• Daniel Gonzalez
• Brian Berger
• Grant Levy
• Lawson Steuart
• Christopher Caballero
• Victor Williams
• Joel Ortega
• Ramon Botello
• Tommy Gifford
• Marc Zaha
• Christopher Irving
• David John
• Scott Young
• Carlos Mazariegos
• John Regan
• Justin Ciruti
• Julio Lamamy
• Kalvin McBride
• Wayne Sikes
• Ruben Juarez
• Robert Rayel
• Juan Parez
• Eric Kuta
• David Pritzker
• Keanna Everett
• Brandon Lovgren
• Zeezhan Siddique
• John Donovan
• Faisal Abouabsi
• George Gonzales
• Devon Sloan
• Timothy Kerwick
• Emanuel Soto
• Mang Sang
• Mark Norman
• Kyley Gordzelik
• Andrew Adeniregun
• Weston King
• Charles Cooper III
• Antonio Arce
• Brenton Bolton
• Thinh Nguyen
• Kevin Franklin
• Christian Bivens
• Luis Diaz
• Jason Eller
• Erick Lopez
• Christopher Mann Jr.
• Dominick Anastasi
• Christopher Hernandez
• Dustin Sullivan
• Jacob Winchester
• LaFrance Hogg
• Walter Baird
• Robert Lisenby
• Alexis Mendez
• Meier McMurtre
• Gavin Banta
• Juan Estrada
• Eduardo Montanez
• Jonathan Elmore
• Michael Huffman
• Darius Jackson
• Nosheen Rehman
• Ronald Hoover
• Elijah Maxwell
• Erick Castillas
• Alfewz Shikur
• Semsudin Smajlovic
• Ronald Spivey
• Vincent Torbellin
• Jose Rodriguez
• Dakota Vaught
• Howard Hightower
• Jamie Davila
• John Vega-Rivera
• Santana Hernandez
• Noah Griffin
• Angel Flores
• Jeremy Fininen
• Eduardo DeRossiBorin
• Sammy Carter
• Marlon Brown
• Keith Bond
• Evans Walter
• Michael Witt
• Pending arrest adult offender
• Juvenile offender
• Juvenile offender 15 years of age
• Juvenile offender
• Juvenile offender 16 years of age
• Juvenile offender
• Juvenile offender
• Juvenile offender 15 years of age
• Juvenile offender
• Juvenile offender
• Juvenile offender
• Juvenile offender