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A federal jury convicted a Dallas man of receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse last month, according to a Department of Justice news release.
Andrew Kasnetz, 59, used a peer-to-peer network to download images and videos portraying sexual abuse against underage children, according to court documents and trial evidence. Law enforcement obtained a search warrant to search Kansetz’s home in northwest Dallas and found him downloading images of child sexual abuse.
A search of his devices revealed tens of thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse material.
Kasnetz, a former real estate developer, was convicted of one count of receipt of child pornography and two counts of possession of prepubescent child pornography. The minimum penalty is five years in prison.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
The FBI Dallas Field Office, Dallas Police Department and Garland Police Department investigated the case.
Kasnetz was arrested in 2018 after police found on his home computer videos showing prepubescent girls being raped, The Dallas Morning News reported.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, the nationwide initiative is meant to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section lead the project, combining federal, state and local resources to find, apprehend and prosecute people who exploit children online, as well as to identify and save victims.
