Raul Ayala Jr. Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography

Raleigh, N.C. – In a disturbing case of child abuse, Raul Ayala Jr., a 72-year-old Angier man, has pleaded guilty to production of child pornography.

According to court documents and other information presented in court, Ayala was accused of sexual molesting a prepubescent minor. Upon the minor’s disclosure, Ayala was confronted and admitted to some of the conduct but claimed there were explanations for the behavior.

Law enforcement was notified, and the Fuquay-Varina Police Department began an investigation. Detectives interviewed Ayala and Ayala admitted to touching the child and performing oral sex on the child. He also admitted he had taken some nude photographs of the child, but insisted they were innocent photographs.

In addition, Ayala admitted he had molested children in the 1970’s. A search warrant was executed at Ayala’s residence in Angier and multiple digital devices were seized. In addition, in the attic law enforcement found a briefcase that contained adult pornography and child pornography.

On Ayala’s digital devices, law enforcement found lascivious images of the minor child who disclosed sexual abuse along with child pornography unrelated to the minor child. Homeland Security Investigators sought to identify the minor males in the Polaroid photographs. Agents identified one of the males who affirmed he was one of the children in the Polaroids and he disclosed that Ayala had molested him, beginning when he was eight years old.

Raul Ayala Jr., 72, was charged with production of child pornography. The crime occurred in Angier, North Carolina. There is no exact date provided in the source. Ayala pleaded guilty to the charges, but the sentence or outcome is not provided in the source. According to the source, the investigation was conducted by the Fuquay-Varina Police Department, Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, and the Department of Homeland Security Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Charity Wilson and Charles Schmitz with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

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