Hartford Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Pornography
In a shocking case of child exploitation, Eliezer Maldonado, 26, of Hartford, was sentenced to 244 months of imprisonment, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for producing and distributing child pornography.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 8, 2012, Homeland Security Investigations and Hartford Police conducting a child exploitation investigation executed a state search warrant at Maldonado’s residence. On that date, Maldonado admitted that on multiple occasions he had engaged in sexual acts with a minor victim who was under the age of 12, had used a smartphone to take several photographs of the minor victim engaged in sexually explicit poses, and then posted the images to an online file-sharing service.
Subsequent forensic examination of Maldonado’s smartphone revealed eight images of the minor victim engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Examination of Maldonado’s email and online storage accounts also revealed approximately 5,500 images and 267 videos of child pornography. The vast majority of these images and videos depicted prepubescent children under the age of 12.
Maldonado has been detained since his arrest on June 8, 2012. On July 16, 2013, he pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography.
This matter was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations in Hartford, with the assistance of HSI in Philadelphia, the Connecticut State Police and the Hartford Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarala V. Nagala and Anastasia E. King.
This prosecution is part of the U.S. government’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.
Defendant: Eliezer Maldonado
Criminal Charge: Production of Child Pornography
City and State: Hartford, Connecticut
Crime Date: June 8, 2012
Sentence: 244 months of imprisonment, followed by 15 years of supervised release
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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