Former NM US Border Patrol supervisor sentenced to 15 years for child pornography conviction

ALBUQUERQUE — A former supervisory U.S. Border Patrol agent was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison April 7, for producing child pornography.

Special agents assigned to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Las Cruces investigated the case assisted by the following: Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Las Cruces Police Department, the Office of Professional Responsibility of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Management Inquiry Team of the U.S. Border Patrol, the FBI and the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office.

Jason Christopher Davis, 48, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty Oct. 3, 2018, to production of child pornography.

According to Davis’ guilty plea and other court records, on May 17, 2015, Davis produced a pornographic video of a 5-year-old child and uploaded the video onto his laptop computer. At the time of the offense, Davis was a supervisory U.S. Border Patrol agent.

Upon his release from prison, Davis will be subject to 20 years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa A. Ong prosecuted the case.

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 United States and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196.

HSI is a directorate and the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, responsible for investigating transnational crime and threats, specifically those criminal organizations that exploit the global infrastructure through which international trade, travel and finance move. HSI’s workforce of over 10,400 employees consists of more than 7,100 special agents assigned to 220 cities throughout the United States, and 80 overseas locations in 53 countries. HSI’s international presence represents DHS’s largest investigative law enforcement presence abroad and one of the largest international footprints in U.S. law enforcement.