Carlos Cantizano, Distribution of Child Pornography, Arizona 2019

Child Pornography Ring Busted in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. - A federal jury found Carlos Cantizano, 46, of Rialto, California, guilty of distributing and possessing child pornography.

On October 21, 2019, District Judge James A. Soto sentenced Cantizano to 120 months imprisonment followed by lifetime supervised release. The sentence is a result of the defendant's distribution and possession of child pornography.

Cantizano is also required to register as a sex offender, a consequence of his actions.

The investigation in this case was conducted by Agents from the Nogales and Douglas Offices of Homeland Security Investigations.

The prosecution was handled by Carin C. Duryee and Carmen F. Corbin, District of Arizona, Tucson.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the federal government.

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/man-sentenced-10-years-distribution-and-possession-child-pornography