Press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas
A federal jury in Del Rio convicted a Conroe man of enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Brandon Westfall, 26, used an internet dating site on May 29, 2025, to message a user who told him she was 16 years old. Their interactions moved from the dating site to text messages, followed by phone calls and FaceTime calls in which Westfall described in detail a number of sexual activities he wanted to engage in with the minor. He also expressed his desire to meet the 16-year-old in Del Rio.
To verify her location, Westfall invited the minor to connect with him on Snapchat. There, he sent her a photo and a sexually graphic video of himself, then requested pornographic images of her in return.
FBI special agents arrested Westfall on May 30, 2025, and seized his phone. He was indicted June 25, 2025, on one count of enticement of a minor. Following a two-day trial, the jury deliberated for 20 minutes before returning a guilty verdict. Westfall faces 10 years to life in federal prison.
The FBI investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph Duarte and Nallely Duarte are prosecuting the case. Donna Myrdahl, Valeria Chapa, Jimie Murdoch and Marisol Rangel assisted with litigation support and trial preparation.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood brings together federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute people who exploit children via the internet, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information, visit Justice.gov/PSC.
