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A Texas man who identifies as non-binary and transgender has been arrested and charged with super aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 6, two counts of sexual performance of a child under the age of 14, and two cases of possession with intent to promote child pornography.
Kelvin Alexander Dias, 23, was arrested on February 15 in relation to the horrific sexual abuse of a child. Dias, who identifies as non-binary and uses she/her pronouns, is accused of targeting a 5-year-old boy with autism.
According to Luke Beatty, chief of the Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation division at the Harris County District Attorney’s office, the child being non-verbal is part of what motivated Dias to target him.
Beatty said Dias was caught after posting pornographic content of children to Twitter in paid exchanges.
“The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) learned that there was child pornography flowing through his Twitter account,” Beatty said. Authorities were then able to track down Dias based on his IP address. Dias reportedly admitted to creating and uploading the content.
Among the child sexual abuse materials shared on Twitter by Dias were images of the victim. Representatives from NCMEC contacted the child’s mother, who confirmed the child’s identity.
Dias appeared unbothered while being taken into custody. According to ABC13, he reportedly told arresting officers that he had been planning to leave the country.
Dias, orginally from Honduras, has been living in Houston for the past four years and worked as a housekeeper for two years. The child victim was a friend of the family that employed him.
Investigators are concerned there might be other victims out there.
Dias allegedly mentioned having another victim after being arrested, but refused to identify the child to law enforcement.
Presiding judge Frank Aguilar set bond for Dias at $1.2 million at a hearing on February 20. He is currently in the custody of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
A Texas man who identifies as non-binary and transgender has been arrested and charged with super aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 6, two counts of sexual performance of a child under the age of 14, and two cases of possession with intent to promote child pornography.
Kelvin Alexander Dias, 23, was arrested on February 15 in relation to the horrific sexual abuse of a child. Dias, who identifies as non-binary and uses she/her pronouns, is accused of targeting a 5-year-old boy with autism.
According to Luke Beatty, chief of the Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation division at the Harris County District Attorney’s office, the child being non-verbal is part of what motivated Dias to target him.
Beatty said Dias was caught after posting pornographic content of children to Twitter in paid exchanges.
“The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) learned that there was child pornography flowing through his Twitter account,” Beatty said. Authorities were then able to track down Dias based on his IP address. Dias reportedly admitted to creating and uploading the content.
Among the child sexual abuse materials shared on Twitter by Dias were images of the victim. Representatives from NCMEC contacted the child’s mother, who confirmed the child’s identity.
Dias appeared unbothered while being taken into custody. According to ABC13, he reportedly told arresting officers that he had been planning to leave the country.
Dias, orginally from Honduras, has been living in Houston for the past four years and worked as a housekeeper for two years. The child victim was a friend of the family that employed him.
Investigators are concerned there might be other victims out there.
Dias allegedly mentioned having another victim after being arrested, but refused to identify the child to law enforcement.
Presiding judge Frank Aguilar set bond for Dias at $1.2 million at a hearing on February 20. He is currently in the custody of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
