East Texas Man Arrested for Child Exploitation on Snapchat – ETSN.fm

Photo courtesy of Smith County Jail (KNUE-FM) An East Texas man was arrested recently after allegedly exploiting children on social media for inappropriate images and sharing child porn online. According to CBS 19, the arrest documents show that he was using the social media platform Snapchat to take advantage of children attempting to get these photos and videos. He would then threaten to share the images online. The man arrested was 21-year-old East Texan Samuel Leal Vega, he was booked into the Smith County Jail on a $1 million bond for possession of child pornography with intent to promote. Police Say Vega Pretended to Be a Teen Girl The arrest report stated that Vega would use Snapchat pretending to be a teenage girl, which would make it easier for him to obtain the inappropriate photos and videos. After he received the images or videos from the victims, he would then threaten them to comply with whatever he wanted. READ MORE: Wills Point Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges READ MORE: Tyler Man Arrested After Online Group Finds Child Videos How Authorities Tracked the Snapchat Account Authorities say that the account Vega was using was flagged by law enforcement, and information was sent
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