Former Kmart toy department employee sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child porn

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who managed the toy department in a local Kmart was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after federal agents caught him with child pornography.

Jaime Hinojosa, 41, of San Juan worked at Kmart for 14 years and had a reputation for being “really good” with kids.

In 2018, federal agents caught Hinojosa with a collection of child pornography, including images that showed infants and toddlers being sexually assaulted.

“I’m dealing with a great deal of shame, pain — and I don’t know what else to say except: ‘Sorry,” Hinojosa said Thursday morning, when he appeared in court for sentencing.

Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced Hinojosa to 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay $18,000 in restitution to six people who survived sexual assault.

“This is a terrible crime,” Crane said. “It’s the consumption of child pornography that fuels the creation of child pornography.”

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