A federal jury in Dallas convicted a Texas man Friday for receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse, according to officials.
According to the evidence, Andrew Kasnetz, 59, of Dallas, used a peer-to-peer network to download images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of prepubescent children.
Dallas law enforcement obtained a warrant to search Kasnetz’s residence. They discovered Kasnetz actively downloading child sexual abuse material when they entered the home, officials stated.
A search of Kasnetz’s digital devices revealed tens of thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Kasnetz was convicted of one count of receipt of child pornography and two counts of possession of prepubescent child pornography.
He is facing up to five years in prison.
The FBI Dallas Field Office, Dallas Police Department, and Garland Police Department investigated the case.
Trial Attorney Eduardo Palomo of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Assistant U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Shane Read for the Northern District of Texas prosecuted this case.