Ryan Gallardo, Child Exploitation, New Mexico 2023

An Albuquerque man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring with his cousin to distribute child pornography in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Ryan Gallardo, 24, was sentenced on April 24, 2023 for conspiring with his cousin, Yamil Pillado, to send and receive videos depicting child pornography using various online platforms and cloud storage services.

According to court documents, between April 18, 2022, and April 24, 2023, Gallardo and Pillado exchanged thousands of files containing sexually explicit images and videos of minors, including content involving bestiality and sadomasochism.

In addition to trading child pornography, Gallardo and Pillado discussed prior sexual abuse of children and plans to sexually abuse and record minors that Gallardo had access to through relationships with others.

Pillado pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography and was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Pillado will be subject to 20 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

Upon his release from prison, Gallardo will be subject to 25 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico made the announcement today.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/us-attorneys-office-secures-20-year-sentence-child-exploitation-case