HOUSTON – A 32-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for sexual exploitation of children, U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced Thursday.
George Michael Granados pleaded guilty on July 31, 2023.
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Granados will serve a 600-month sentence for each of his two counts of conviction. They will run consecutively for a total 1,200 months in federal prison.
At the hearing, the court also heard additional information including a victim impact statement from the father of one of the victims who expressed his horror at this crime, the violation of trust and the pain this caused his family.
In handing down the prison terms, the court noted that one day these two little girls will grow up and should not have to bear the fear that Granados may ever be released from prison.
The investigation revealed Granados raped these children and recorded them on video. After filming, Granados uploaded the files to his Google drive.
In February 2022, law enforcement conducted search warrants for his residence, electronic devices and Google drive account. Forensic examination revealed three separate videos and nine image files, each showing his vaginal penetration of the girls. His face, heavily tattooed neck, arms and torso led to his positive identification. Granados was also found to be in possession of other image and video files depicting the sexual abuse of minors.
At the time of these events, Granados was a registered sex offender with a prior conviction for sexual assault.
Granados will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.