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Man Sentenced to 60 Years After Sexually Assaulting Toddlers, Hiding Videos Inside Fake Calculator App

Oct 18, 2024 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice

This case reached the sentenced stage in the Department of Justice's public record. Everything below reflects only what the government itself announced, and links to the original release.

A 25-year-old man who hid photos of himself raping preschool-aged children inside what appeared to be a calculator app on his phone has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison.

District

Northern Texas

Announced

Oct 18, 2024

Status

Sentenced

Defendants

  • Humberto Barreto, Jr. — age 25 · sentenced

Charges

  • Production of child pornography

    Max: 30 years in prisonHumberto Barreto, Jr.· pleaded guilty

  • Production of child pornography

    Max: 30 years in prisonHumberto Barreto, Jr.· pleaded guilty

From the announcement

“This lengthy sentence is proof that this defendant's deviant behavior of victimizing and sexually exploiting children will not stand,”
— Travis Pickard, Special Agent in Charge HSI Dallas, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
“Due to the collaboration between HSI and our law enforcement partners of the Howard County Sheriff's Office, Mr. Barreto will spend the next 60 years of his life behind prison walls, where he can no longer prey upon our society's most vulnerable population.”
— Travis Pickard, Special Agent in Charge HSI Dallas, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
“age did not matter”
— Humberto Barreto, Jr.
“I mean, I can't deny it. I did what I did.”
— Humberto Barreto, Jr.
“My baby girl, she seems to have been more withdrawn and sensitive… she's had nightmares. Those acts he did are of a monster, and I believe he is one in the truest form.”
— , Mother of a victim

Investigating agencies

Homeland Security InvestigationsHoward County Sheriff's OfficeBig Spring Police DepartmentU.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas

Case details

Prosecuting office
Northern District of Texas
Judge
James Wesley Hendrix, U.S. District Judge
Child Sexual Abuse And ExploitationConcealment Via Fake Calculator AppCryptocurrency Used To Purchase Illicit MaterialDigital Forensic InvestigationImpact On VictimsLaw Enforcement CollaborationProduction Of Child Pornography

Primary source

Every fact above is drawn from the Department of Justice's own announcement — a public-domain government record.

Read the original DOJ release →

This is a research and reference page compiled from public DOJ announcements, not legal advice. Details reflect the government's statements as of its release date and may not capture later developments such as appeals, dismissals, or overturned convictions. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.