Saturday, September 27, 2008

San Antonio, TEXAS

20,000 images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

September 20, 2008 - Dennis Jasso, 33, a former* Sam Houston High School band director, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing it. FBI agents arrested Jasso Friday.

Jasso's home was searched in December 2007 and computers seized had thousands of images of minors engaging in sexual conduct. F.B.I. agents are calling it one of the largest cases of child pornography they've ever seen in this area.

Investigators told News 4 the sexually explicit images Jasso kept on his computer were of babies to 11-year-olds seen engaging in sex acts with other kids and adults. They said Jasso was sharing the porn with others online.
Full Name: Dennis Joseph Jasso

* Jasso worked at Sam Houston High School from August of 2006 to May of 2007. When arrested, he was realtor at a Keller Williams. He was fired Friday afternoon.
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Press Release (dated September 19, 2008)

On December 21, 2007, FBI agents executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence and seized his personal computer and related media.

A subsequent forensic examination revealed the presence of over 20,000 images depicting minors engage in sexually explicit conduct.