Robert Charles Chavez, Child Pornography, California 2015

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento man has been sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison for receiving child pornography, according to a recent conviction.

Robert Charles Chavez, 33, of Sacramento, was sentenced on an unspecified date for receiving child pornography. Court documents revealed that in March 2015, Chavez used peer-to-peer file sharing software to download from the internet videos and images of nude prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

This case was investigated by the Sacramento Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, a federally and state-funded task force managed by the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department with agents from federal, state, and local agencies.

The Sacramento ICAC investigates online child exploitation crimes, including child pornography, enticement, and sex trafficking. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brian A. Fogerty and Mira Chernick prosecuted the case.

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 Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about internet safety education.

The exact date of Chavez's sentence was not specified, but it is reported to be 11 years and one month in prison.

Chavez, a resident of Sacramento, was convicted of receiving child pornography. He used peer-to-peer file sharing software to download explicit content featuring prepubescent children.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/sacramento-man-sentenced-11-years-prison-receiving-child-pornography