Texas state parole officer, boyfriend charged with producing child pornography

VICTORIA, Texas — A Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) parole officer and her boyfriend were charged Tuesday in a criminal complaint with producing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas.

This investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Texas Attorney General's Office of Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), Houston Police Department's ICAC Task Force, and the Victoria Police Department.

Saralyn Ann Proschko, 46, of Victoria, and David Ray McGee, 47, of Wallis, Texas, are currently in custody as a result of the charges. Proschko made her initial appearance July 14 before U.S. Magistrate Judge B. Janice Ellington, where the government requested her continued detention. McGee is in state custody on related charges and is expected to be transferred to federal authorities and make an initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge in Houston in the near future.

According to the allegations, authorities with the Victoria Police Department (VPD) responded to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's (TDCJ) District Parole Office in Victoria regarding child pornography-related allegations. Officers met with Proschko and discovered an electronic video on her cellular telephone of a juvenile female engaged in a sexual act, according to the complaint. The investigation led to charges against McGee, Proschko's boyfriend.

If convicted, both face a minimum of 15 and up to 30 years in federal prison as well as a possible $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Hugo R. Martinez, Southern District of Texas, is prosecuting 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 10,000 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 2014, more than 2,300 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.

HSI is a founding member and current chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce, an international alliance of law enforcement agencies and private industry sector partners working together to prevent and deter online child sexual abuse.