TULSA, OKLA. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)), published as received.
TULSA, Okla. – A Mexican national was arrested and indicted for possessing child sexual abuse material. The indictment shows that Ruben Manuel Barraza Reyes, 26, is charged with Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography, and Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children.
In August 2025, law enforcement identified and arrested an individual in Alaska who was receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material using the messaging application, Telegram. Court documents show that the person arrested was chatting with a user later identified as Baraza Reyes. Within two days, they shared dozens of images and videos that contained child sexual abuse material, including obscene drawings of children being sexually abused. Through search warrants, agents seized devices at Barraza Reyes home and a cellphone he possessed at the time of arrest. While booking Barraza Reyes into jail, agents discovered that he is unlawfully residing in the United States.
The FBI is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Dewhurst is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a
court of law.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.
