Rio Grande City man sentenced for soliciting sexually explicit images of minors

McALLEN, Texas – A 32-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison for sexual exploitation of minors. Jorge Alberto Bazan pleaded guilty May 27. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Bazan to serve 60 months in federal prison. He must also serve five years of supervised release following completion of his prison term, during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. Bazan will also be ordered to register as a sex offender. Authorities identified Bazan in 2025 when conducting investigations via social media. From Sept. 12 to Sept. 24, 2025, Bazan had been communicating with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old minor. In those conversations, he expressed interest in engaging in sexual activities with the child. Bazan also solicited photos of the minor’s genitals and instructed her on how to receive a picture and then delete them. He has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future. FBI McAllen conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexa D. Parcell prosecuted the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative the Department of Justice launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section leads PSC, which marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and identifies and rescues victims. For more information about PSC, please visit DOJ’s PSC page . For more information about internet safety education, please visit the resources tab on that page .