DALLAS — A previously convicted North Texas sexual predator was sentenced Friday to 50 years in federal prison.
Adam Donald Bennet, 36, pleaded guilty in April to one count of sexually exploiting children following an HSI-led investigation.
“Homeland Security Investigations’ tentacles extend globally, and in this case, resulted in the lengthy federal prison sentence of a previously convicted sex offender,” said Ryan L. Spradlin, special agent in charge of HSI Dallas. “With HSI attaché offices worldwide, we routinely share leads with our law enforcement partners to identify and investigate many different types of crimes – including and especially those targeting the most vulnerable members of society, our children.”
According to court documents, authorities began investigating Bennett in June 2018 when he began online chatting with an undercover officer. During their communications, Bennett acknowledged committing sexual acts with minors, according to the criminal complaint. He also sent the undercover officer video recordings of him sexually abusing a minor child residing in north Texas.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aisha Saleem, Northern District of Texas, prosecuted this case.
