Byron H. Montijo-Maysonet, Child Exploitation, Puerto Rico 2015

A 31-year-old man has been found guilty of child exploitation in a Puerto Rican court.

Byron H. Montijo-Maysonet, a resident of Puerto Rico, was found guilty of one count of coercion and enticement of a minor and four counts of transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity with a minor.

According to evidence presented at trial, on November 24, 2015, Montijo-Maysonet, along with co-defendant Luis Meléndez-Ramos, transported two 13-year-old girls from their middle school in Manatí, PR, to a motel located in Barceloneta, PR, with the intent to engage in sexual activity.

The two men used an internet instant messaging service to persuade one of the minors to return to the motel, this time with a different 13-year-old girl.

On November 30, 2015, Montijo-Maysonet and Meléndez-Ramos picked up the two minor 13-year-old girls from their middle school and transported them to the motel to engage in sexual activity.

United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez praised the conviction, saying, ‘This conviction shows the commitment of our state and federal law enforcement agencies to apprehend and prosecute criminals whose crimes victimize children.’

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Nicholas W. Cannon and Ginette Milanes.

Montijo-Maysonet faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten (10) years in prison.

The sentencing is scheduled for June 6, 2018.

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