A Green Forest man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison without the possibility of parole for his role in a child pornography offense.
Pedro Saldivar Jr., 46, was sentenced to 240 months in prison on one count of Transportation of Child Pornography in the U.S. District Court in Fort Smith.
The investigation into Saldivar’s activities began in February 2019, when Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual in Green Forest had posted images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to the social media platform Twitter.
Saldivar, a sex offender from the State of Texas, admitted to trading items of CSAM with other users during a subsequent interview.
Saldivar was indicted by a Grand Jury in the Western District of Arkansas in September 2022 and entered a plea of guilty in December 2022.
U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.
The investigation was a collaborative effort involving Homeland Security Investigations Fayetteville, Green Forest Police Department, Eureka Springs Police Department, Fayetteville Police Department, and Springdale Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Marshall and Assistant U.S. Attorney Devon Still prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.
Federal, state, and local resources were marshaled to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Sentencing: Pedro Saldivar Jr. was sentenced to 240 months in prison without the possibility of parole.
Crime Date: February 2019.
City and State: Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Defendant/Respondent: Pedro Saldivar Jr.
Criminal Charges: One count of Transportation of Child Pornography.
Case Status: Sentenced.
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- Roberto Ortiz Jr, Child Pornography Possession, Texas 2024 · Texas
- Eric Hedman, Child Pornography, Missouri 2024 · Texas
- Dustin Johnson, Child Pornography Scheme, Ohio 2024 · Texas
Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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