Enrique Paulo Pucha-Jimenez Sentenced

Enrique Paulo Pucha-Jimenez, a 34-year-old Ecuadorian national, has been sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for recording his sexual abuse of a minor girl. The sentencing was announced by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Pucha-Jimenez sexually abused a minor girl, who was between the approximate ages of nine and 12, on multiple occasions between November 2020 and August 2023. He used his cellphone to take photographs and videos of his sexual abuse of the victim.

The Danbury Police arrested Pucha-Jimenez on August 16, 2023, on state sexual assault and risk of injury offenses. A subsequent forensic analysis of Pucha-Jimenez’s cellphone revealed 576 images and 36 videos of child sex abuse material involving the minor victim.

Pucha-Jimenez has been detained since his arrest. On August 1, 2024, he pleaded guilty in federal court to production of child pornography. The state charges against Pucha-Jimenez are pending.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Danbury Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings with the assistance of the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Danbury.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’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.justice.gov/psc. To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.

Pucha-Jimenez faces immigration proceedings when he completes his prison term. The sentencing of Pucha-Jimenez serves as a reminder of the severity of child sex abuse crimes and the importance of reporting such cases to the authorities.