Alexandria, VA – A Chantilly man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material, a federal offense that has been on the rise nationwide.
Francisco Burgos, Jr., 38, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material, also known as CSAM.
According to court documents, in May 2020, Burgos began chatting with an individual located in Australia about their sexual interest in children over a messaging and chat app. Burgos sent the individual a video depicting child sexual abuse material in exchange for two such videos from the individual, who was actively recording the sexual abuse of his own children.
In September 2022, Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) personnel searched Burgos’s hotel room and seized two cell phones containing child sexual abuse material that Burgos had shared using the WhatsApp application. Ultimately, law enforcement found 18 videos and 31 images of child sexual abuse material on the defendant’s phones.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the federal government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber, for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Derek W. Gordon, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C., made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura D. Withers prosecuted the case, which highlights the importance of law enforcement’s efforts to identify and rescue victims of child exploitation.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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