Dallas-area man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on multiple child pornography convictions

DALLAS — A Dallas-area man was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 10 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.

This sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted this investigation.

Jamie Jack Collins, 40, has been in custody since his arrest in April 2015 on those charges.

According to documents filed in the case, on about April 28, 2014, Collins “chatted” with another person using the social media application, “Kik,” and during that chat, the person with whom he was chatting sent Collins images of child pornography. On May 24, 2014, Collins again used Kik to “chat” with another person, and that person also sent Collins images of child pornography.

On Aug. 15, 2014, according to documents filed in the case, Collins allowed law enforcement to review his cell phone for the presence of child pornography. Law enforcement located images of child pornography involving prepubescent minors on his phone.

Collins pleaded guilty in October 2015 to an indictment charging two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing prepubescent child pornography.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Camille Sparks, Northern District of Texas, prosecuted this case.

This investigation was conducted under HSI’s Operation Predator, an international initiative to protect children from sexual predators. Since the launch of Operation Predator in 2003, HSI has arrested more than 14,000 individuals for crimes against children, including the production and distribution of online child pornography, traveling overseas for sex with minors, and sex trafficking of children. In fiscal year 2015, nearly 2,400 individuals were arrested by HSI special agents under this initiative and more than 1,000 victims identified or rescued.

HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. From outside the U.S. and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196.

Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.

For additional information about wanted suspected child predators, download HSI’s Operation Predator smartphone app or visit the online suspect alerts page.