Former Corpus Christi Police Officer pleads guilty to federal charge of enticement of a minor

Corpus Christi Police Department Daniel Verduzco CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A former Corpus Christi Police Department officer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of enticement of a minor following an investigation that began when an Oklahoma mother discovered disturbing messages on her 15-year-old daughter’s phone. Daniel Abelardo Verduzco entered a guilty plea on May 16, 2025, to one count of enticement of a minor. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge David S. Morales on June 9, 2025. The investigation began on January 8, 2025, when Tulsa Police responded to a concerned mother who had discovered Snapchat messages on her daughter’s phone while the teen was hospitalized following a suicide attempt. The mother found messages and photos from someone using the username “Danny” who appeared to be a police officer. According to court documents, the victim (MV1) had lived in Corpus Christi with her mother in 2023 before moving to Oklahoma in Spring 2024. While in Corpus Christi, MV1 had befriended someone named “Danny” whom the family believed was the same age as the victim. However, the discovered messages revealed “Danny” was actually an adult police officer. The investigation uncovered that Verduzco and MV1 had been communicating via
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