Fort Myers Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Child Sex Abuse Material Distribution

A Fort Myers man has been sentenced to 18 years and 4 months in federal prison for distributing videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Jesus Rojas Vera, 25, was ordered to register as a sex offender by U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell. He pleaded guilty to the charges on October 6, 2023.

According to court documents, Vera was involved in the possession and distribution of child sex abuse material on various social media platforms from June 2021 to July 27, 2022. Several social media applications provided CyberTips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children during this time.

On November 8, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant at Vera’s residence and seized his cellphone and laptop. Agents spoke with Vera, who admitted to owning the cellphone and using the social media accounts linked to it.

The subsequent forensic examination of Vera’s cellphone and laptop revealed child sex abuse material. Investigators also found that Vera had sent a video of a child being sexually abused to group chat participants on August 7, 2022.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Fort Myers Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Yolande G. Viacava.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

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