Luis Alfredo Espinoza, a 24-year-old resident of Riverdale, California, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his conviction in a child exploitation case. United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced the sentencing, which took place in the Eastern District of California.
According to court documents, investigators determined that Espinoza was making child pornography available through a file-sharing program. When a search warrant was executed at his residence on November 5, 2012, his computer contained at least 191 still images and 260 video images of minors being sexually abused. Some of the victims were under five years old, and several images depicted violence, bondage, or other sadistic or masochistic conduct.
Espinoza admitted that he had used different file-sharing programs to access child pornography for many years. While Espinoza is on supervised release, his access to minors, computers, and the Internet will be restricted. He has been in custody since he pleaded guilty on April 28, 2014.
This case was the result of an investigation by the Fresno office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Espinoza’s sentencing is a significant step in the fight against child exploitation. It highlights the importance of law enforcement’s efforts to identify and prosecute those who engage in this heinous crime.
As part of the Project Safe Childhood initiative, Espinoza’s case will continue to be monitored to ensure that he complies with the terms of his supervised release.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
The Fresno office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is committed to protecting the public from the scourge of child exploitation.
In a separate case, Lorenzo Hernandez Martinez, a 37-year-old resident of Bishop, California, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor.
Lorenzo Hernandez Martinez, Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material, California 2014
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