https://www.ice.gov/ ICE Headline News Feed by Category en Copyright 2022 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:22:50 -0400 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:23:32 -0400 https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-mcallen-investigation-results-texas-mans-guilty-plea-receipt-child-sexual-abuse Hugo Benjamin Tijerina, 36, of Pharr, pleaded guilty in federal court March 21 after admitting he received videos and images containing child sexual abuse material on his laptop. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-mcallen-investigation-results-texas-mans-guilty-plea-receipt-child-sexual-abuse Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:23:32 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/texas-college-student-pleads-guilty-possession-child-pornography-after-hsi Israel Flores Jr., 21, of Los Fresnos, appeared before a federal judge and admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material on a flash drive he obtained while he was a student at the University of Texas. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/texas-college-student-pleads-guilty-possession-child-pornography-after-hsi Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:53:38 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-eagle-pass-investigation-results-84-month-sentence-ecuadorian-citizen-possession A federal judge sentenced Ramiro Helibuerto Cuenca-Campos, 27, of Cuenca Provincia, Azuay, Ecuador to 84 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-eagle-pass-investigation-results-84-month-sentence-ecuadorian-citizen-possession Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:32:51 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-baltimore-investigations-lead-indictments-2-men-6-women-conspiracies-sexually The first HSI investigation led to the Feb. 1 indictment of John W. Balch, 75, of Jacksonville, Florida, and formerly of Frederick; Jane Ellen Campbell, 34, of Hagerstown; and Ashley Marie Tibbs, 32, of Hagerstown, with conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child and related charges involving five minor victims. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-baltimore-investigations-lead-indictments-2-men-6-women-conspiracies-sexually Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:29:11 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/arkansas-man-sentenced-33-years-sexually-exploiting-minor-possession-child According to court documents, in early 2022, the Springdale Police Department initiated a sexual assault investigation after a 13-year-old female disclosed to a counselor that Pearson Pete Patrick, 39, sexually abused her over the past two years. Officers located Patrick, who admitted to abusing the minor during a post-Miranda interview. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/arkansas-man-sentenced-33-years-sexually-exploiting-minor-possession-child Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:23:17 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/kentucky-man-sentenced-20-years-producing-distributing-child-sexual-abuse-material According to court documents, Corey Allen Stephens, 31, used a social media application to chat with others. In the chat, he posted an image of his sexual abuse of a toddler. He boasted that it was “Not the first time I’ve done it.” HSI Chattanooga special agents traced the chat to Stephens’ home, where agents recovered additional evidence of child sexual abuse offenses. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/kentucky-man-sentenced-20-years-producing-distributing-child-sexual-abuse-material Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:46:18 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/texas-man-admits-abusing-minor-relative-produce-child-sexual-abuse-material Aaron Negrete, 26, from Laredo, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Diana Saldaña. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/texas-man-admits-abusing-minor-relative-produce-child-sexual-abuse-material Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:19:43 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-faces-additional-child-exploitation-charges-following-hsi-investigation A federal grand jury in Springfield charged Harold Lloyd Blair Jr., 66, in a three-count superseding indictment. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-faces-additional-child-exploitation-charges-following-hsi-investigation Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:43:58 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/texas-man-convicted-sex-trafficking-possessing-child-pornography A judge in the Southern District of Texas convicted Edgar Botello, 30, of conspiracy to sex trafficking; sex trafficking with force, fraud or coercion; and possession of child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/texas-man-convicted-sex-trafficking-possessing-child-pornography Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:57:29 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/iowa-man-sentenced-federal-prison-child-exploitation-charge-following-hsi According to court documents, the HSI investigation of Justin Richard Mezera, 34, began after someone filed a tip online saying the man used his Kik account to have child pornography related discussions. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/iowa-man-sentenced-federal-prison-child-exploitation-charge-following-hsi Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:16:01 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/r-kelly-sentenced-20-years-following-hsi-chicago-investigation Recording artist Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as R. Kelly, was sentenced by United States District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber to 20 years in federal prison, 19 of them concurrent with the 30-year sentence previously imposed in the Eastern District of New York Feb. 23. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/r-kelly-sentenced-20-years-following-hsi-chicago-investigation Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:43:41 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/child-predator-sentenced-80-years-prison-following-hsi-houston-investigation Xavier Jay Reyes, 26, pleaded guilty to the charges Aug. 15. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/child-predator-sentenced-80-years-prison-following-hsi-houston-investigation Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:31:24 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-investigation-leads-13-year-prison-sentence-trafficking-child-sex-abuse-material A judge sentenced Robert Ficzner, 27, of Fishers, Indiana to 13 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material following a joint investigation between HSI and other agencies. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-investigation-leads-13-year-prison-sentence-trafficking-child-sex-abuse-material Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:05:38 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/west-texas-teacher-sentenced-20-years-child-exploitation-result-hsi-el-paso According to court documents, Albert Douglas Ackley, 60, uploaded and shared 10 files containing child sexual abuse material over a mobile messaging app. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/west-texas-teacher-sentenced-20-years-child-exploitation-result-hsi-el-paso Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:02:27 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/iowa-man-sentenced-20-years-receipt-child-pornography A judge sentenced Jacob Chance Greer, 27, of Des Moines to 20 years in prison for knowingly receiving child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/iowa-man-sentenced-20-years-receipt-child-pornography Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:06:27 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/detroit-man-gets-life-prison-production-child-pornography-sex-trafficking-minors Ryon Travis, 39, was convicted of production of child pornography and sex trafficking after a jury trial in July 2022. Travis was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Bernard A. Friedman. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/detroit-man-gets-life-prison-production-child-pornography-sex-trafficking-minors Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:00:05 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-washington-dc-investigation-leads-convictions-4-men-who-engaged-online-child A federal court convicted Christopher William Kuehner, 38, of Bremerton, Washington, Tuesday, while co-defendants, Jacob Royce Mullins, 20, of South Webster, Ohio; Kyle William Leishear, 43, of Bayonet Point, Florida; and Matthew Martin, 25, of Lancaster, Wisconsin pleaded guilty to their roles in the enterprise. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-washington-dc-investigation-leads-convictions-4-men-who-engaged-online-child Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:44:14 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charges-following-hsi-law-enforcement Dakotah James Gilmore, 32, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of receiving and distributing child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charges-following-hsi-law-enforcement Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:01:09 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/nebraska-man-sentenced-13-years-possession-child-pornography-following-hsi Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City Taekuk Cho and United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Aaron Joseph Kearney, 50, of Lincoln, to 13 years imprisonment for possession of child pornography on Jan. 20. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/nebraska-man-sentenced-13-years-possession-child-pornography-following-hsi Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:57:40 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/nebraska-man-convicted-sex-trafficking-minor-following-hsi-investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City Taekuk Cho and United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that a jury found Dalonte Foard, 25, of Omaha, Nebraska, guilty Jan. 24 after a four-day trial in federal court for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking following an HSI and law enforcement partner investigation. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/nebraska-man-convicted-sex-trafficking-minor-following-hsi-investigation Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:51:06 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/el-paso-man-sentenced-more-13-years-prison-child-exploitation-conviction Javier Alejandro Parada, 36, used a social media account to share nearly 35 files containing child sexual exploitation material in a group chat between Dec. 31, 2020, and Jan. 2, 2021, according to court documents. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/el-paso-man-sentenced-more-13-years-prison-child-exploitation-conviction Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:11:31 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/louisiana-man-sentenced-more-21-years-production-child-pornography United States District Judge James D. Cain Jr. sentenced Garrett Michael Faulk, 25, to 21 years and 10 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Cain also sentenced Faulk to pay restitution in the amount of $3,000. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/louisiana-man-sentenced-more-21-years-production-child-pornography Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:35:03 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-washington-investigation-lands-former-washingtonian-prison-child-pornography Ian Fried, 57, received the lengthy prison sentence at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Jan. 13. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-washington-investigation-lands-former-washingtonian-prison-child-pornography Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:31:27 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/south-texas-man-sentenced-17-years-cyberstalking-extortion-and-distribution-child Jaycob Andrew Bustamante, 21, was sentenced Jan. 10 to 204 months in prison to be followed by 30 years of supervised release. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/south-texas-man-sentenced-17-years-cyberstalking-extortion-and-distribution-child Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:20:32 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-del-rio-investigation-results-teen-mentor-school-tutor-sentenced-18-years-child Oscar Barrera, 29, was sentenced Jan. 9 to 220 months in prison. Barrera pleaded guilty April 4, 2022, to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-del-rio-investigation-results-teen-mentor-school-tutor-sentenced-18-years-child Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:50:57 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by Category - Child Exploitation