San Angelo Man Indicted After Sharing Lewd Image of Child on Social Media

 

SAN ANGELO, TX— A San Angelo man has been indicted for possessing more than 100 images of child pornography.

Bradley Bunch, 29, of San Angelo, was indicted by a Tom Green County grand jury for possession of child pornography - more than 100 visual depictions.

According to court documents, the investigator received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in August 2024 that an unknown person had uploaded an image suspected of containing child pornography to Instagram.

The investigator also received three additional cyber tips that showed the same suspect had uploaded the same image to Discord and Snapchat in August 2024.

A grand jury subpoena was submitted to Frontier Communications for the subscriber information of an IP address. The subscriber was sent back with an address in the 3700 block of Millbrook Drive.

A grand jury subpoena was also submitted to Suddenlink Communications for a different IP address, and they provided information that the subscriber was Albert Olivera, who was arrested in November 2024 for possession of child pornography.

Subpoenas were issued to Instagram, Discord, and Snapchat for the account information and all three led to Bradley Bunch.

A search warrant was executed on Jan. 16, 2024. Bunch was located inside the residence and his electronic devices were seized as evidence.

While deputies were searching the residence, Bunch allegedly confirmed the Instagram, Discord, and Snapchat accounts belonged to him. He also allegedly said that he was in possession of the image of child pornography.

The images showed a child approximately 7 years old sitting on a bed with her private area exposed to the camera.

Bunch was arrested on Jan. 17, 2025, and was released the next day on a $15,000 bond. He is next due in court on May 15, 2025.

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