{"id":2147110,"date":"2024-01-11T21:37:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T02:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disturbing-video-evidence-shows-7-texas-men-sexually-abusing-2-toddlers-1-arrested\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T21:40:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T02:40:23","slug":"disturbing-video-evidence-shows-7-texas-men-sexually-abusing-2-toddlers-1-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disturbing-video-evidence-shows-7-texas-men-sexually-abusing-2-toddlers-1-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking video reveals 7 Texas men sexually abusing 2 toddlers; 1 suspect detained"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisturbing-video-evidence-shows-7-texas-men-sexually-abusing-2-toddlers-1-arrested%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2147110&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<h3>6:35 PM \u2013 Thursday, January 11, 2024<\/h3>\n<p>A Texas man is now\u200d in federal\u2062 custody after police linked him to video evidence from\u2063 the dark web where he and six other men were filmed sexually assaulting \u2063two toddlers. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, 29-year-old Arthur Hector Fernandez was arrested on December 28<sup>th<\/sup> in Texas in connection to a criminal complaint filed in federal\u2062 court in Houston on December 14<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7 men in Houston, Texas Gang-R*ped two 2 year old toddlers \u200cin a bathroom at a mall with a mall worker FILMING it before posting it on an online forum. <\/p>\n<p>Mall worker Arthur Hector Fernandez was arrested in December as the ringleader of the sickening crime after the \u2064FBI found \u200c4\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A2cNaxiqvT\">pic.twitter.com\/A2cNaxiqvT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli London (@OliLondonTV) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1745576539578618111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation purportedly contacted \u200bthe Federal Bureau\u2062 of \u200cInvestigation \u2062(FBI) earlier in December, according to the complaint. <\/p>\n<p>Four videos that were posted on a dark\u200d web \u200bforum that is accessible only by invitation were shared by the organization with the \u200cFBI.<\/p>\n<p>Through social media, the FBI was able to identify one of \u200cthe toddlers, who \u2062was under\u2063 3-years-old. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The complaint states that after \u2062seeing a copy \u2062of the video, one of the child\u2019s relatives had identified Fernandez\u2019s bracelets. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The child\u2019s relative\u200b had been reportedly working at adjacent stores from the sexual abuser at the Houston Galleria Mall and the\u200d two eventually became friends. She informed the FBI \u200cthat he \u2063occasionally \u201cwatched [her] child as a\u2063 favor\u201d while she worked.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint goes on \u2063to say that investigators believe at least one of the revolting videos is taken in \u200da public restroom at the mall since a baby\u2019s changing table is present. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe evidence in this case is overwhelming and revolting,\u201d the judge wrote in a court order requiring\u2064 Fernandez to remain detained pending \u200btrial. \u201cI cannot allow (him) to abuse any other minors and there are no conditions or combinations of conditions that can alleviate a\u2064 danger to the community. This\u200c is not a close \u2064call.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fernandez has\u200b now been charged with rape and sexual exploitation of children. Police are \u2063still searching for the other six men involved. <\/p>\n<p>The complaint describes the graphic videos \u200dthat \u200bdepict two separate \u200bchildren, \u201caged two to three,\u201d being\u2062  sexually abused by Fernandez and two other men while the others stood by \u200band watched. <\/p>\n<p>The two common identifiers of Fernandez was his two\u2064 silver \u200cbracelets and white Converse All-Star shoes, which he reportedly \u201calways wears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of \u200dthe toddlers was linked by the FBI to a relative who shared pictures of the\u200d same child\u200d on social media platforms. The FBI agent utilized an open-source A.I. image repository in order to find the child\u2019s\u200c family. <\/p>\n<p>When one of the \u200cchildren\u2019s mothers was unable to find child care,\u2063 Fernandez, a mall store employee, offered to watch the child, she told investigators. She acknowledged\u200b the bracelets and added that Fernandez frequently wore white Converse All-Star sneakers.<\/p>\n<p>Along with executing a search \u2063warrant for Fernandez\u2019s residence, the FBI also took possession of his \u2063electronics and his pair of sneakers \u2062that were shown\u200b in the videos.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, the FBI was also able to find a relative of \u200dthe second minor by searching through Fernandez\u2019s Instagram account. \u2062The second child\u2019s relative also disclosed to the\u2064 investigators that on Halloween, Fernandez took the second child trick-or-treating.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez was arrested in late December and\u200b remains in federal custody. <\/p>\n<p>The names of the two children\u2019s relatives were not disclosed by authorities, and neither are \u2063the names\u200c of the toddlers since they are under the age of 18.  <\/p>\n<p><em>This is\u200c a developing story. Check\u2062 back\u2064 for more details.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay \u200binformed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox\u2062 for free.\u200d Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One \u200dconservative activist says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-says-democrats-should-tank-entire-build-back-better-bill\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Says Democrats Should Tank Entire Build Back Better Bill\">cutting government spending<\/a> is the most important\u200d issue for Americans. 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The arrest comes after authorities linked the man, Arthur Hector Fernandez, \u200dto video\u200d evidence found on the dark \u2062web.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Fernandez was taken into custody on December\u200d 28th following \u2063a criminal complaint filed\u2064 in federal court in Houston \u200don December\u200d 14th. The complaint alleges that Fernandez and six other men were filmed sexually assaulting two toddlers in videos that were posted on a dark web \u200bforum.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Centre to \u200bCounter Child Exploitation reportedly contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in December, providing them with four videos that were shared on the dark web forum. Through social media, the \u2064FBI \u200cwas \u200cable to identify one of the toddlers, who was under the age of 3. <\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 complaint \u200dreveals that a relative of the child recognized Fernandez&#8217;s bracelets after seeing a copy of the video. It is alleged that the relative and Fernandez knew each other through their work at the Houston Galleria Mall, where the sexual abuse took place. The relative informed the FBI that Fernandez \u200doccasionally\u200b &#8220;watched [her] child as a \u200bfavor&#8221; while she worked.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dinvestigation suggests that at least\u200c one of the disturbing \u200cvideos \u200bwas filmed in a\u200c public restroom at the mall,\u2063 as a baby&#8217;s\u2064 changing table is present in the footage. The \u200cevidence against \u2062Fernandez is described as overwhelming and\u2063 revolting, leading \u200bthe judge to \u2063order his continued \u200ddetention pending trial.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez has been charged with rape and sexual exploitation of children, while authorities are \u200bstill searching\u200d for the \u2062other six men involved in the videos. The complaint details the graphic nature of the videos, with two separate children, aged two \u2062to three, being sexually \u200babused by Fernandez and two others while the remaining\u2064 individuals\u2062 watched.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez&#8217;s distinctive silver bracelets and white Converse \u2063All-Star shoes were\u2064 vital \u200bin identifying\u200d him in the videos. One of the toddlers was connected to a\u200d relative\u200d through the FBI&#8217;s use \u200cof an open-source A.I. image repository, while the \u2062second child&#8217;s relative was found through Fernandez&#8217;s \u200dInstagram account. The FBI executed a search warrant\u2063 at\u200c Fernandez&#8217;s residence and seized\u200c his electronics and the sneakers seen in the videos.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing, \u200cand authorities urge anyone with information about the case or\u2062 the whereabouts of the other six\u2062 individuals \u200bto come forward. The names\u2062 of \u2062the children, their\u2063 relatives, and the\u200d other \u2062suspects have not been disclosed to protect their identities.<\/p>\n<p>This disturbing\u200c case serves as a stark reminder of the importance of vigilance\u2064 in protecting our children from online exploitation. It highlights the need for continued efforts in combating child abuse and for increased awareness and education to prevent such heinous acts from occurring.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that\u200d this is a developing story, and more details are expected to emerge in the coming days and weeks. Stay informed to receive updates on this case and\u2064 other \u2064important \u2064news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas man, Arthur Hector Fernandez, has been arrested and is in federal custody after being connected to a video on the dark web. The video shows Fernandez and six other men sexually assaulting two toddlers. 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