Robert Ramos Jr. (Austin, Texas), 33, assistant band director at Dessau Middle School [Pflugerville ISD], Pflugerville, Texas, "admitted that he obtained sexually explicit images of a 13-year-old girl by communicating with her on Facebook and that, to do so, he used Facebook accounts that falsely portrayed him as a teenage girl. Ramos also admitted to distributing those images ..." United States Department of Justice Press Release: Department of Justice Office of Public AffairsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 31, 2012Former Middle School Employee Pleads Guilty in Texas to Production and Distribution of Child Pornography WASHINGTON – A former middle school employee pleaded guilty today in Austin, Texas, to production and distribution of material relating to the sexual exploitation of children, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Robert Pitman. Robert Ramos Jr., 33, of Austin, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane in the Western District of Texas to one count of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. At his plea hearing, Ramos, who was previously an assistant band director at Dessau Middle School in Pflugerville, Texas, admitted that he obtained sexually explicit images of a 13-year-old girl by communicating with her on Facebook and that, to do so, he used Facebook accounts that falsely portrayed him as a teenage girl. Ramos also admitted to distributing those images to Timothy Bek, a teacher in New York who was also contacting underage girls for the purpose of obtaining sexually explicit images. Ramos also admitted at his plea hearing that he viewed via Internet webcam and saved to his computer a video of a five-year-old girl being sexually abused by Jennifer Mahoney, of New Jersey. Bek was sentenced on May 23, 2012, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York to 30 years in prison for production and possession of child pornography. Mahoney pleaded guilty on May 9, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to one count of sexual exploitation of a child, and she awaits sentencing.Ramos has been in custody since his arrest by FBI agents in January 2012. At sentencing, Ramos faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison. Tags:
KVUE: Former Pflugerville band director pleads guilty to child porn charges (Oct 31 2012) A former assistant band director at Dessau Middle School in Pflugerville faces at least 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child porn charges. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, 33-year-old Robert Ramos Jr. befriended a 13-year-old girl on Facebook by portraying himself as a teenage girl.
KXAN: Ex-school worker admits to child pornography charge: Obtained images from teen's Facebook page (Oct 31 2012) [Robert Ramos, Jr.], a former assistant band director at Dessau Middle School, admitted that he obtained sexually explicit images of a 13-year-old girl after contacting her on Facebook using a fake account, federal authorities said. The images were distributed to a teacher in New York, who has been arrested.
