Hunter
03/15/24
An Iowa City man has been arrested after allegedly possessing child pornography and distributing it on social media apps.
An investigation indicated that 37-year-old Angel Barillas Flores of Taft Avenue reportedly possessed and transmitted three videos of children engaged in prohibited acts via Whatsapp on April 22nd 2021. He then allegedly transmitted one image and three videos of minors engaged in sex acts using Skype on November 1st of that year. Flores also received two additional images depicting children engaged in prohibited acts using Telegram on May 30th of last year.
A warrant was issued on February 7th, and Flores was served Thursday. He faces two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of purchase and possession of depictions of minors involved in a sex act. If convicted on all charges, Flores could be sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.