Maryland Man Gets 10 Years for Child Porn

GREENBELT, MD – A St. Mary’s County man will spend the next decade in federal prison after admitting to a sickening crime. Christopher Zane Ordiway, 43, of Drayden, Maryland, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for possession of child pornography. Ordiway confessed to engaging in sexual activity with a minor victim and possessing photographic evidence of the abuse.

U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus didn’t mince words, also ordering Ordiway to register as a sex offender upon his release, complying with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). This means lifetime scrutiny – registering wherever he lives, works, or attends school. The sentence was handed down in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.

The depravity didn’t end there. In a separate case, Santos Jovany Quintanilla, 37, of Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually abusing a minor to produce child pornography. This case reveals a pattern of predatory behavior spanning years. From 2010 through 2015, Quintanilla systematically abused a young girl, beginning when she was just five years old, and documented it with images.

According to court documents, Quintanilla’s abuse occurred during visits to the victim’s father’s home. He was often left unsupervised with the girl and her younger sister, using these opportunities to commit horrific acts. The abuse escalated to include attempts to solicit explicit images from the victim via text message in 2015. Quintanilla even offered her $50 via Facebook, asking her to meet him.

Beyond the images of the victim, investigators found Quintanilla possessed 40 additional images of child pornography, including disturbing pictures of a pre-pubescent male’s genitalia. He now faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years, with a potential maximum of 30 years in prison for each of the two counts of production of child pornography. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz has scheduled his sentencing for May 31, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. Quintanilla remains in custody.

These cases are part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat the rampant epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The collaborative effort, led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and involving federal, state, and local resources, aims to identify, apprehend, and prosecute those who prey on the most vulnerable. The investigation involved the FBI, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Maryland State Police, the Baltimore County Police Department, and the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office.

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