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Abilene man accused of trading child pornography on Snapchat

Erica Garner

May 8, 2024 at 4:24 PM·1 min read

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene man accused of trading child pornography on Snapchat has been arrested.

Riley Roberson was taken into custody Tuesday on a warrant for Promotion of Child Pornography in connection to the allegations.

Court documents state Snapchat reported a user uploaded, shared, or saved an image containing child pornography in October 2023.

Further investigation revealed multiple pornographic videos and images of children ages 5 to under 19 engaging in sexual or lewd activity.

The documents reveal the IP address connected to the images was registered to Roberson.

During a subsequent interview, the documents state he confessed to “viewing, sending, and trading child pornography.

Roberson was released from the Taylor County Jail after posting a $100,000 bond.

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