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Jury finds San Antonio man guilty on federal child pornography charges

By David Ibanez, KSAT.com/News / Published July 03, 2019

James Smalley, 42, a quality assurance engineer from Penn Yan, N.Y., pled guilty Feb. 5, 2020, before a U.S. district judge, to falsifying inspection reports for space parts. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. (Courtesy photo)
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James Smalley, 42, a quality assurance engineer from Penn Yan, N.Y., pled guilty Feb. 5, 2020, before a U.S. district judge, to falsifying inspection reports for space parts. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. (Courtesy photo)

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SAN ANTONIO --

A 27-year-old San Antonio man was found guilty June 27, 2019, on federal child pornography and obscenity charges.

 

Reynaldo Salinas was convicted on charges of attempted enticement of a minor and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, U.S. Attorney John Bash said.

 

Trial evidence revealed that Salinas in September used a mobile messaging application in an attempt to lure a female he believed was 14 years old into engaging in sexual activity.

 

Salinas also transferred a sexually explicit photograph of himself to the girl, according to trial testimony. 

 

The girl in actuality was an undercover agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.  

 

The defendant, a non-active member of the Texas Army National Guard who had privileged access to military installations, showed up at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in October to meet the girl for sex, but was instead met by federal agents who placed him under arrest.

 

Salinas is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 30, 2019.  

 

He faces a minimum of at least 10 years in federal prison to a maximum of life in prison for the enticement charge and up to 10 years for the obscene material charge.