A 22-year-old man from Guadalupe County pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas, Jaylyn Christopher Molina (aka Abdur Rahim) admitted in federal court in San Antonio that he conspired with Kristopher Sean Matthews of South Carolina and others to provide ISIS services, by having an encrypted member-only chat group for people who support the ISIS ideology; by collecting, generating and disseminating pro-ISIS propaganda; by attempting to recruit people to join ISIS; and by distributing bomb-making instructions.

Molina also pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography. Federal authorities seized Molina’s cell phone, which contained 18 images of child pornography, from his Cost home in September.

Molina faces up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy and up to 20 years in prison for child pornography. He is due to be sentenced on April 22nd.

Matthews pleaded guilty to a conspiracy in November for materially supporting ISIS. He faces up to 20 years in prison and is due to be sentenced on March 4th.

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