Texas Man Arrested for Having Sex With Minor He Targeted Online

If you do an online search for sex offender list Texas, you might be surprised at what you find. It is a good thing that sex offender registries exist so that we have a way to take an honest look around our neighborhoods and see what kind of people live around us.

Whenever you do an online sex offender search, you can find out where the convicted sex offenders are that live around you, who they are, and what they look like. Although there is nothing that you can legally do to them, you will be aware of their presence and be able to keep your children safe from them.

Stories like the one below happen all of the time, so use your right to know and do routine searches in your area. Sometimes all it takes is to know the truth about a potentially dangerous threat, and you can save lives.

Gabriel Gonzalez, 27, of Texas, is facing multiple felony charges including, “distribution of illicit material, production of child pornography and sexual intercourse with a minor,” according to a police statement.

MVPD detectives identified Gonzalez and, with the help of Sunnyvale DPS, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and the FBI, determined that Gonzalez was in violation of several state and federal laws.

Gonzalez’s involvement with the minor began when they met online, stretching back to July of the year before. For about half a year, he pretended to be 17 years of age, exchanging inappropriate content with the 16-year-old teen girl from Sunnyvale.

We want to take a moment to remind parents and teens about the need to stay safe while you are online.

During a police investigation, it was discovered that Gonzalez flew to San Jose last December to meet with the teenager. At this point, he took her to a hotel in Mountain View, and then he flew back to Texas on New Year’s Eve. When the parents of the teen found out of the arrangement their young daughter had with Gonzalez, they alerted the Sunnyvale authorities. They handed the case over to the Mountain View Police Department since the crime occurred in Mountain View, CA.

MVPD flew out to Irving, Texas, to arrest Gonzalez at his home and bring him back to face his charges in Santa Clara County, where he is currently sitting in Jail.

There are literally thousands of reliable resources for parents that want to protect their children from sexual predators. The basic way to keep kids safe is to educate them on the facts about child molesters and other sexually charged predators.

One of the largest mistakes that a parent can make is to fail to explain the dangers of strangers and other questionable people that might come near them. Teach children how to defend themselves, how to speak up, and how to run when they have to. Just because somebody is a grownup does not mean that children can trust them.

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