LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas – A man is in the Liberty County Jail and is facing multiple charges after being accused of having numerous images and videos of child pornography on his cell phone.
Once 24-year-old Joshua Cavazos was in custody for possession of child pornography, investigators found a video on his phone of him allegedly engaged in sex acts with a child.
He is charged with possession of child pornography and aggravated sexual assault of a child. His bond is set at $2,050,000.
The investigation started a couple months ago when Cavazos allegedly uploaded child porn to the cloud storage site Dropbox. The site reported it to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC). According to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, the uploaded included two videos that depicted children under the age of 18 engaged in sexual acts.
“When they did their research and came up with the IP address, they realized it was in Liberty County,” Capt. David Meyers with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said.
The IP address led to a home located off Road 7002 in the Cleveland area of Liberty County.
Investigators determined that Cavazos had been living at the home on Road 7002 since March and that he had just recently moved back to his parents’ home in Fort Bend County.
He let investigators voluntarily search and download data from his phone, which is when they found enough evidence to arrest him for child porn possession.
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office helped take him into custody on the arrest warrant and Cavazos was transported to the Liberty County Jail the next day.
“By the time he got here, the investigator had found other items in the phone that warranted him to obtain an arrest for aggravated sexual assault of a child,” Capt. Meyers said.
During the continued search of his phone, investigators allegedly found a video on the phone that showed Cavazos engaged in sex acts with an underage child.
He was then charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. Investigators contacted the child’s parents, who had no idea.
“You can only imagine how they feel and how angry they must be,” Capt. Meyers said.
Investigators are now looking into the possibility that Cavazos also distributed child porn, which could be another criminal charge.
“Had it not been for the technology, then there’s no telling how many more victims there would be to this guy,” Capt. Meyers said.
Investigators stressed this case could’ve gone unknown without the help of technology. Capt. Meyers urged parents to keep an eye on their kids and be open with them so they feel comfortable talking about anything.
Cavazos could face additional charges as this is still an ongoing investigation.