A Texas couple was arrested earlier this month for allegedly filming themselves sexually abusing a 1-year-old girl and sending the illicit footage to the woman’s mother.
On December 27, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children contacted Homeland Security about a tip from TikTok regarding pornographic material. The TikTok account at the center of the investigation belonged to Cleyret Pacheco-Peraza, 22, who used the same email for her Facebook account, OA Online reported.
An investigation implicated Leiwin Lara-Hernandez, 23, as he was reportedly seen in pictures alongside Pacheco-Peraza and the baby, celebrating the baby’s first birthday. The couple’s relationship to the victim was not disclosed.
According to OA Online, Pacheco-Peraza admitted to performing oral sex on the baby about 50 times. She allegedly also confessed to filming Lara-Hernandez sexually abusing the baby and sending the video to her mother in Russia.
The couple, who were arrested on January 3, are charged with aggravated sexual assault, possession of child pornography, and possession of child pornography with intent to promote it.
Jail records indicated that Pacheco-Peraza and Lara-Hernandez’s bonds totaled $180,000. They remain in custody on an ICE hold.
[Feature Photo: Cleyret Pacheco-Peraza, Leiwin Lara-Hernandez/Ector County Jail]
