Sacramento-area man sentenced to more than 8 years for receiving child pornography
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento-area man was sentenced Thursday to 98 months in prison for receiving child pornography, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Aleksandar Randjelovich, 39, of Fair Oaks, was sentenced by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh F. Sigal prosecuted the case.
According to court documents, law enforcement agents identified a computer operating out of Randjelovich’s residence offering files of child pornography through a file-sharing network. After executing a search warrant, agents found more than 1,200 videos and 3,600 images containing child pornography. In a plea agreement entered July 3, 2014, Randjelovich admitted he downloaded child pornography files four to six times a week from about Sept. 3, 2008 until Oct. 12, 2012. The files included images of bondage and of toddlers being sexually molested by adults.
“The large volume of child pornography this defendant possessed make it clear he harbored a dangerous sexual interest in children and posed a threat to our community,” said Ray Greenlee, assistant special agent in charge for HSI Sacramento. “This lengthy prison term will prevent him from preying on children and continuing to perpetuate the cycle of victimization that occurs when child pornography is downloaded from the Internet.”
Randjelovich was remanded into federal custody after Thursday’s sentencing hearing.
This case was brought as part of Operation Predator, an international initiative by HSI to protect children from sexual predators, and Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide effort launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Since the launch of Operation Predator in 2003, HSI has arrested more than 10,000 individuals for crimes against children, including the production and distribution of online child pornography, traveling overseas for sex with minors, and sex trafficking of children.
HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.
For additional information about wanted suspected child predators, download HSI’s Operation Predator smartphone app or visit the online suspect alerts page.
Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about Internet safety education.
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