Counter Pedophilia Investigate Unit

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents on Wednesday arrested a San Elizario, Texas, man who allegedly traveled to Mexico to have sex with a teenage girl in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

A federal grand jury indicted Gustavo Solis-Martinez, 35, on July 16 for traveling out of the country with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, a federal offense that falls under the PROTECT Act. The Act authorizes fines and/or imprisonment of up to 30 years for U.S. citizens or residents who engage in illicit sexual conduct abroad, commonly known as “sex tourism.”

“Sex tourism is a felony offense that ICE investigates aggressively with the help of our international law enforcement partners,” said Roberto G. Medina, special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in El Paso. “This case exemplifies our international resolve to ensure that those who prey on children do not go unpunished.”

Solis-Martinez remains in federal custody at the El Paso County Detention Facility after going before a U.S. federal magistrate judge for an initial appearance July 24. (more…)

DALLAS – A physician and former chairman of John Peter Smith Hospital’s Internal Medicine Department in Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty here Thursday to a “criminal information” charging him with one count of possessing child pornography. This guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper, Northern District of Texas; the case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Dr. James Shin, 46, a recent resident of Southlake, Texas, pleaded guilty July 24 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez. Shin, aka Young Jin Shin, and aka James Young-Jin Shin, faces a maximum statutory sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a lifetime of supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender. Sentencing is set for Oct. 2 before U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade.

According to documents filed in court, Dr. Shin admitted that in September 2007 he used the Internet to download and possess images and videos of minor children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. (more…)