BOSTON, MA – A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in Dorchester, Mass. has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material and illegal reentry into the United States.
Miguel Gomez-Lopez, 32, was sentenced on April 9, 2026 by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to 13 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. The defendant is subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of the imposed sentence.
Gomez-Lopez pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien and two counts of possession of child pornography. He was arrested and charged in June 2023 and has remained in custody since.
In June 2023, local law enforcement in Boston conducted a well-being check on a minor 14-year-old female who was believed to be in danger at Gomez-Lopez’s Dorchester apartment. When officers arrived, they discovered not one, but two, missing 14-year-old females at Gomez-Lopez’s apartment.
Following his arrest, it was determined that Gomez-Lopez was a citizen of Guatemala unlawfully present in the United States. Gomez-Lopez was first ordered removed from the United States in September 2017. Just six weeks later, in October 2017, Gomez-Lopez was again encountered by U.S. Border Patrol and subsequently deported from the United States a second time.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elizabeth Riley, Jessica L. Soto, and Mark Grady of the Criminal Division, with valuable assistance provided by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Ted E. Docks, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Acting Field Office Director David T. Wesling made the announcement today.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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