Patrick Roy Wandahsega, Child Sex Abuse, Michigan 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

Kristian Ignacio Feliz, a 24-year-old man from Connecticut, was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a child. Feliz was extradited from Spain to face federal charges in November 2023, after being indicted in March 2023.

According to the indictment, in October 2022, Feliz was a 23-year-old graduate student in Barcelona, Spain, studying quantum physics. He had also struck up an online relationship with a 12-year-old girl living in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Feliz told the girl that he loved her and called her “my little wife,” while at the same time repeatedly pressuring her to create and send him pornographic videos.

In January 2023, Feliz traveled to Kalamazoo and recorded videos of himself abusing the girl in her home over a three-day period. After he left town, Feliz instructed the girl to sell the videos online, and to have the money sent to his accounts.

“Every child deserves to grow up safe, healthy, and free from abuse,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “In this case, a sexual predator living abroad targeted a child in Kalamazoo, traveled here to abuse her, and then left the country. Working closely with state, federal, and international partners, we made sure Feliz was hauled back to Michigan to face justice in our courts.”

U.S. District Court Judge Jane Beckering emphasized the “manipulative” and violent nature of Feliz’s crimes, stating that they will impact the victim “for the rest of her life.”

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, county prosecutor’s offices, the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC), federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement are working closely together to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office worked with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) to prepare and submit a request for Kristian Ignacio Feliz’s provisional arrest, with a plan to seek his extradition soon after. U.S. Attorney Totten and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Michigan Cheyvoryea Gibson extend their appreciation and thanks to Spain’s Ministry of Justice, Spanish National Police, and Guardia Civil.

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