Former Texas Most Wanted Criminal Sentenced for Impregnating 11-Year-Old

Former Texas Most Wanted criminal sentenced for impregnating 11-year-old

The man, an undocumented immigrant living in Harris County at the time of his arrest, was captured after a weeks-long investigation into a child sex abuse and smuggling of minor investigation.

Undocumented Honduran migrant sentenced to 38 years for impregnating 11-year-old girl

AUSTIN - A suspect will spend nearly four decades in prison after being convicted in Harris County of continuously sexually assaulting a child.Jose Miguel Zela

Former Texas Most Wanted Illegal Fugitive Sentenced to 38 Years for Child Sexual Assault

HOUSTON, TX — A former member of the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants list will spend nearly four decades in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl. Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce, 22, was sentenced in Harris County on January 13, 2026, to 38 years of confinement. The sentencing brings a close to a high-profile case that drew national attention to the intersection of human smuggling and child exploitation. Human …

Former Texas Most Wanted Fugitive sentenced to 38 years, had impregnated 11-year-old child

AUSTIN, Texas — Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce, a former Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal, has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for continuous sexual assault of a child, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety…

Former Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant Sentenced

AUSTIN, TX — A Honduran national previously listed among Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants has been sentenced to 38 years in prison after being convicted of continuous sexual assault of a child in Harris County, authorities said.Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce, 22, was found guilty on enhanced charges and sentenced Jan. 13, 2026, to confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Learn More Here.