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LOS ANGELES

A certified nursing assistant who worked at a Southern California group home for severely disabled patients has been charged with multiple child exploitation crimes, including filming himself sexually abusing children at the group home facility.

Steve Jackson Rodriguez, 37, of Pomona, was arrested on August 25 and is scheduled to be arraigned on September 16. The case will move to a federal judge in Riverside following the arraignment.

The indictment alleges that Rodriguez produced child pornography with three minor victims, two of whom were severely disabled patients being housed at an Inland Empire group home that employed Rodriguez. One of the disabled victims was 8 years old when Rodriguez filmed the illegal sexual conduct.

The indictment charges Rodriguez with filming his sexual encounters with another minor victim, whom Rodriguez enticed into engaging in sex and lewd acts.

Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations are investigating this matter and have reason to believe that Rodriguez may have had illegal sexual conduct with other victims during his employment at group homes and psychiatric care facilities where he has worked as a certified nursing assistant.

If convicted of the charges in the indictment, Rodriguez would face a statutory maximum penalty of life in federal prison. He also would face a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison for each of the four counts alleging the production of child pornography.

The ongoing investigation in this case is being conducted by HSI as part of the Los Angeles Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC). The investigation began in July when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided information to ICAC.

Assistant United States Attorney Scott M. Lara of the Violent and Organized Crime Section is prosecuting this case.

Key Facts

• State: California
• Category: Sex Crimes|Violent Crime|Child Abuse
• Source: DOJ Press Release ↗

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