HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man was arrested after hundreds of photos of “child erotica” were seized from a Houston-area home, Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen announced.
Sergio Guel, 31, was charged as part of an ongoing investigation by Constable Precinct One’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
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Court records state that Guel was charged with one count of possession of lewd visual material depicting a child, a state-jail felony punishable by up to two years confinement and a fine.
As an investigation is ongoing and more charges are possible.
Detectives with Constable Precinct One’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit are reviewing photos and videos which were found on an electronic device seized at his residence in Hockley.
The images are believed to have been downloaded from the internet.
Guel has previously been commissioned by the State of Texas as a private security officer and has worked in technology.
Because of the nature of some information and evidence uncovered in the case, detectives ask that anyone with information about Guel and any sexual impropriety with children, to contact them 713-222-4929.
“If you see something, say something. Together, we can keep our community safer,” Constable Rosen said.
Constable Precinct One’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit is part of the Houston-Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.