Texas man charged with sexually exploiting two young Kingsburg girls

KINGSBURG, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Texas antheral has been indicted for the intersexual exploitation of children pursuing an incidental involving 2 girls from Kingsburg.

A national expansive assemblage has filed 4 charges against 49-year-old Thomas Lopez.

Investigators accidental betwixt June and July of this year, Lopez contacted 2 Kingsburg girls done Tiktok earlier moving connection to the encrypted app called "Just Talk."

Officials accidental helium pretended to beryllium a 12-year-old lad and asked the 9 and 11-year-old to nonstop explicit videos of themselves, which they did.

He besides sent explicit videos of himself and others.

On September 3, Fresno FBI agents and a Kingsburg constabulary detective flew to Houston and served a hunt warrant astatine Lopez's home.

He was recovered astatine the airdrome and was arrested.

Electronic devices were besides taken from his home.

He faces a minimum of 20 years successful situation if convicted.