by John Floyd | Feb 16, 2026 | Crimes Against Children, Human Trafficking, Sex Crimes
On November 7, 2025, Clemente Melendez Gutierrez, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to 120-months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Alfred H. Bennett in a Houston courtroom. Gutierrez pled guilty to forcing an 18-year-old victim, beginning in 2007 and...
by John Floyd | Jul 30, 2025 | Crimes Against Children, Criminal Law, Sex Crimes Against Children
The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal—and the political figures and conspiracies tied to it—has thrust child sexual assault (CSA) into the national spotlight. Public perception now heavily influences how prosecutors investigate and juries decide these cases,...
by John Floyd | Jun 19, 2025 | Computer Crime, Crimes Against Children, Illegal Pornography
Enacted in 2017 by the Texas Legislature and which became effective on September 1 of that year, the Texas Penal Code, Section 43.262, made the “possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child” a crime. Before this statute, the State of...
by John Floyd | Jun 14, 2025 | Crimes Against Children, Criminal Law, Sex Crimes Against Children
In 2023 at least thirteen states enacted legislation that made what has become known as “child grooming” a criminal offense. Texas was one of them with the enactment of Section 15:032 in its Penal Code. The purpose of these laws is to criminalize preparatory behaviors...
by John Floyd | Mar 20, 2025 | Crimes Against Children, Sex Crimes, Sex Crimes Against Children
Our client was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child in Bell Co. after his stepdaughter made allegations of sexual abuse before he returned home from his final deployment abroad. Our client was a TSgt with the Air Force and was nearing his twenty years of service to...
by John Floyd | Mar 11, 2025 | Crimes Against Children, Sex Crimes, Sex Crimes Against Children
Our client was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child in Galveston, Texas after his step-daughter made false allegations. He was confused, perplexed, and scared. He had raised the child as his own, and it wasn’t until his marriage became extraordinarily hostile...
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