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Tampa Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography
A Tampa man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography on MacDill Air Force Base, according to court documents. Erich Clifford Mandell Ramos (27, Tampa) was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara on [date].
Mandell Ramos was also ordered to serve a lifetime of supervision and to register as a sex offender following his release from prison. He pleaded guilty on June 20, 2014, to producing child pornography. The court documents reveal that Mandell Ramos sexually abused a minor while visiting a home at MacDill Air Force Base.
According to court records, Mandell Ramos took sexually explicit photographs of the minor victim and instructed her not to tell her mother. He paid the minor approximately $20.00 at the time of the offense. The victim was less than 12 years old at the time of the abuse.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Stacie B. Harris. 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.
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. The initiative is led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS).
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. The case highlights the importance of continued efforts to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, and the need for the public to report any suspicious activity to the authorities.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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