Production Of Child Pornography Case Moves Into Federal Court

POLK COUNTY, MN (trfnews.i234.me) The case against a Crookston, Minnesota man for allegedly producing child pornography has been moved from State Court into Federal Court.

– George Alberto Torres Jr of Crookston Minnesota is accused of producing child pornography.
– His home was operating an unlicensed daycare at the time of the original state charges in June of 2022.
– The case has been moved to federal court.
– Torres appeared in federal court and is being held in a federal correctional facility without bond until his May 23 trial.
– Torres is charged with two counts of production of child pornography in federal court.
– The criminal indictment alleges that Torres coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such conduct.
– The Federal charge carries an average sentence of 23 years in prison.

George Alberto Torres Jr, a 51-year-old from Crookston, Minnesota, has had the case against him for allegedly producing child pornography out of his home, which was operating an unlicensed daycare at the time of the original state charges in June 2022, moved into federal court. Torres is being held in a federal correctional facility without bond until his May 23 trial at the federal courthouse in Fergus Falls. He is charged with two counts of production of child pornography in federal court, with an average sentence of 23 years in prison. A criminal indictment reads, in part, “coerce minor 1 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, namely visual depictions of him performing digital penetration and oral sex on minor one visual depictions of minor one in sexually explicit naked poses using materials that have been mailed shipped and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign Commerce by any means.” Torres appeared in federal court this past week.

Bullet Summary:
– George Alberto Torres Jr is being held in a federal correctional facility without bond until his May 23 trial at the federal courthouse in Fergus Falls.
– Torres is charged with two counts of production of child pornography in federal court.
– The charges carry an average sentence of 23 years in prison.
– Torres is alleged to have produced child pornography out of his home, which was operating an unlicensed daycare at the time of the original state charges in June 2022.