Phillip D. Gonzales, Child Pornography Production, Nebraska 2022

A 33-year-old Omaha man has been handed a harsh sentence for his role in producing child pornography.

Phillip D. Gonzales, 33, of Omaha, was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment on May 25, 2022, by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher. Following his release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Gonzales had previously entered a guilty plea in February 2022 to producing child pornography. This shocking crime took place in about September 2020, when a 16-year-old female who had run from home met Gonzales and his co-defendant in Omaha.

The minor female developed a relationship with Gonzales, during which she also engaged in prostitution. Gonzales took a series of photographs and videos of the minor female depicting her performing oral sex and posing lasciviously. These images were recovered after a traffic stop by the Omaha Police Department, who learned that the minor female was being trafficked.

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. Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Omaha Police Department.

Phillip D. Gonzales, Real Full Name: Phillip D. Gonzales, Exact Criminal Charges: Producing Child Pornography, City and State: Omaha, Nebraska, Exact Date: May 25, 2022, Sentence or Outcome: 180 months’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release and registration as a sex offender.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/omaha-man-sentenced-producing-child-pornography