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A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in federal prison after admitting he exploited girls through Snapchat and distributed child sexual abuse material.
U.S. District Judge David Counts also ordered Raymond Daniel Solis, 28, to pay $14,205.96 in restitution to the victims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
FBI Traced Snapchat Account
The FBI began investigating Solis after receiving a complaint involving one of the victims. Prosecutors said Solis offered the girl $800 per week to send him sexually explicit images during hour-long online sessions.
Solis directed how the images should be produced, according to court documents cited by the Justice Department. Investigators said he later threatened to contact victims’ families if they refused to provide additional material.
Federal agents traced Solis’ Snapchat username to a Google email account and an internet protocol address in Midland. Investigators also determined that he distributed child sexual abuse material involving a 16-year-old girl through Snapchat in January 2024.
Agents located and interviewed Solis in April 2025. He admitted producing child sexual abuse material involving underage girls since 2018, according to the Justice Department’s account of the investigation.
A search of Solis’ iPhone uncovered material depicting seven girls between the ages of 12 and 17. The phone also contained the social media profile pages of six victims and screen recordings of conversations with three of them.
Solis Pleaded Guilty to Eight Counts
A federal grand jury charged Solis with seven counts of producing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, one count of distributing child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography.
Solis pleaded guilty on June 2 to all seven production charges and the distribution charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
Federal law establishes a prison term of 15 to 30 years for a first conviction on a single child-exploitation production count under Title 18, Section 2251. Solis was convicted on seven production counts in addition to the distribution offense.
“This child predator used the convenience of a cell phone to abuse these young girls,” U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons said following the sentencing.
Simmons urged parents to monitor their children’s phone activity and contacts, particularly on messaging applications that can be used by sexual predators.
The FBI investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Haywood prosecuted it.
Federal Authorities Target Online Exploitation
The case was prosecuted through Project Safe Childhood, a Justice Department initiative launched in 2006 to coordinate federal, state, and local efforts against the online exploitation of children.
The sentence follows another major federal child-exploitation prosecution involving North Texas. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, former Grapevine girls’ basketball coach Michael Bo Peacock received a 40-year federal prison sentence in 2025 for offenses involving the exploitation of children.
The FBI advises anyone reporting suspected child exploitation to contact the agency through its online tip portal or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline. Immediate threats should be reported to 911.
