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A suspected illegal immigrant was arrested in Texas on Thursday after allegedly sending nude photos to a 12-year-old boy, authorities said.
Susanna Mendoza, 26, of Jasper, was accused of sending “nude photos and vulgar text messages” to the boy to “sexually entice” him, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said.
The boy’s parents learned about the messages and immediately contacted authorities, according to the sheriff’s office.
The identity of the boy, who is now 13, was not immediately provided.
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Susanna Mendoza, 26, was arrested in Jasper County, Texas, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. She was charged with solicitation of a minor. (Jasper County Sheriff’s Office)
It was unclear how Mendoza and the boy knew each other.
Mendoza faces charges of solicitation of a minor, a second-degree felony. She was being held at the Jasper County Jail.
The sheriff’s office launched an investigation after the boy’s parents alerted them to the vulgar photos and messages. (Jasper County Sheriff’s Office)
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Sheriff Chuck Havard said the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Calvin Starkie had to “work extremely fast” to apprehend Mendoza because she is believed to be an illegal immigrant and threatened to flee the country.
Mendoza was booked into the Jasper County jail, according to the sheriff’s office. (Jasper County Sheriff’s Office)
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Havard said the appropriate federal authorities will be contacted about her immigration status.