Michael Jamie Inofuentes, Sex Trafficking, Virginia 2024

State: Virginia
Category: Sex Crimes
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/vienna-man-sentenced-over-18-years-prison-travelling-colombia-commercial-sex-minor" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

A Vienna man was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for his role in a disturbing sex trafficking case involving a 15-year-old girl in Colombia.

Michael Jamie Inofuentes, 45, a U.S. citizen with residences in Virginia and Colombia, was sentenced to 18 years and four months in prison following his conviction for sex trafficking a child and engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Inofuentes flew into Miami International Airport on a return flight from Colombia on November 1, 2024, where he was flagged for secondary inspection based on suspicious payments he made to an individual suspected of involvement in child sex trafficking in Colombia.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a border search of Inofuentes and his belongings. During an inspection of his cellphones, agents identified messages between Inofuentes and the 15-year-old Colombian girl showing he had solicited the victim for commercial sex.

Inofuentes, who knew the victim was a minor and was frequently hungry and at risk of homelessness, solicited and paid the victim for sex on at least three occasions in 2024. When interviewed by law enforcement, Inofuentes initially denied having sex with the victim but later admitted to having a sexual relationship with her.

In addition to his prison term, Inofuentes’ sentence includes a lifetime term of supervised release. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren Halper and Laura D. Withers prosecuted the case, which was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C., with valuable assistance from the HSI Miami Field Office.

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