Magnolia resident arrested for allegedly selling explicit images, videos of minors online

A Magnolia man is suspected of extorting women and children across the U.S. for sexually explicit images and videos to sell online, authorities say.

Andrew Venegas, 23, was arrested Wednesday morning at his home on Vizcaya Park Drive, according to an affidavit provided by Houston’s FBI office.

Venegas is charged with sexual exploitation of children. 

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Venegas is accused of selling sexually explicit images and videos of women and children online, under the moniker “Starkylol,” since at least summer 2022, the affidavit states. 

As part of a the federal investigation, two victims were interviewed including a 16-year-old from Texas and a woman from California.

Text messages included in the affidavit show that both women were contacted by an unknown number that suggested information from their social media accounts was stolen. They were told they would be left alone if they sent explicit images and videos of themselves, the affidavit states. 

The unknown number identified themselves as “Starkylol,” who is believed to be Venegas. 

Federal agents reached out to “Starkylol” undercover, where they discovered the user had 40,000 subscribers on the website where explicit content was sold. 

FBI Houston agents partnered with investigators from the FBI Washington Field Office and the Arlington County Police Department in Virginia in Venegas’ arrest.