Document: Victim in child porn case sent nude photos to suspect’s husband
An El Paso teenager is facing child pornography charges after she allegedly posted nude photos of a female minor on social media. A court document obtained by ABC-7 states the victim told police she sent the nude photos to the suspect’s husband when the victim was 16 years old.
Luz Paola Aranda, 18, is charged with Promotion and Possession of Child Pornography. Police arrested Aranda on May 15, 2018. Detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit began their investigation when nude images of a minor were posted and distributed through Facebook and Instagram accounts allegedly belonging to Aranda.
Aranda obtained the images and posted them on the social media accounts with the message, “who wants to see free nudes,” police said. A criminal complaint affidavit obtained by ABC-7 further states Aranda posted the nude photos of the victim – 16 years old in the images – on Facebook under a photo album titled “Tuna Album.” Police further allege Aranda created new accounts and reposted the images after the social media networks closed the original accounts with the nude images. Aranda allegedly encouraged others to share and repost the nude images, police said.
The criminal complaint further states the victim told police Aranda’s husband allegedly requested nude images of the victim and she sent him the images several years ago. The victim, now an adult, was 16 years old at the time the photos were taken, the criminal complaint states. The document does not identify Aranda’s husband. The man has not been charged.
Detectives are reminding the public to exercise due caution to keep from viewing, possessing, re-posting or sharing questionable images. Aranda was charged with five counts each of Possession of Child Pornography and Promotion of Child Pornography and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility under bonds totaling $750,000.
