El Paso man gets 20-year sentence for exploiting minors across international borders

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An El Paso man was sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison for transporting a visual depiction involving the sexual exploitation of a minor across the international border.

According to court documents, on January 10, Enrique Ruvalcaba-Mendez, 71, was referred to secondary inspection at the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers discovered that his phone contained several videos and photos of Ruvalcaba engaged in sexual activity with minor females.

The investigation revealed Ruvalcaba would travel to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where he would pay to have sex with minors. He would videotape himself with the minors and save them on his phone. Ruvalcaba was found to have abused at least three minors in Mexico…

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