HOUSTON – A Houston man has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison after he was found guilty of the production and distribution of child pornography.

According to the Department of Justice, 26-year-old Xavier Jay Reyes plead guilty on Aug. 15, 2022, to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distribution of child pornography.

In addition to the 960 months in federal prison, Reyes will also have to serve 10 years of supervised release.

Here’s what happened

Authorities say Reyes was allegedly abusing and exploiting at least two minor female victims in this case.

During a 2020 investigation, law enforcement officers conducted an undercover online child pornography investigation. Reyes was found to have been producing and sharing images and videos of a minor female child engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The produced material included images and videos depicting Reyes engaging in violent, coercive and degrading abuse of the minor female victim.

A search warrant led to his arrest, and police say he ultimately admitted to abusing at least one child.

In total, authorities discovered a collection of 907 images and 781 videos containing child pornography.

U.S. District Judge David Hittner says he listened to numerous impact statements from the exploited child victims Reyes preyed on.

Reyes has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility in the near future.