Lionel Albino Galindo, 52, of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, has been charged with child exploitation, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed in the District of Puerto Rico.
A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Albino Galindo with coercion and enticement of a minor, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, sexual exploitation of children, receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and transfer of obscene material to a minor.
According to court documents, from February 2024 to March 19, 2024, Albino Galindo allegedly sexually exploited a 13-year-old female minor using a cellular phone and internet instant messaging services.
He allegedly used these services to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, and coerce the minor to engage in sexual activity, including the production of child pornography.
Albino Galindo is also accused of knowingly transporting the minor to engage in sexual activity on several occasions and producing visual depictions of such conduct.
The defendant received child pornography from the minor and sent obscene material to the minor, the indictment alleges.
Albino Galindo is facing a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years up to life if convicted of coercion and enticement and transportation of minor to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
He also faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years up to 30 years for sexual exploitation of children, up to 10 years for possession of child pornography and transfer of obscene material to a minor, and five to 20 years for receipt of child pornography.
All charges are followed by a term of supervised release of no less than 5 years up to life.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico and Joseph González, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI San Juan Field Office made the announcement.
The FBI is investigating the case with the collaboration of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau.
Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) Emelina Agrait Barreto of the Child Exploitation and Immigration Unit is prosecuting the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.
An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Key Facts
- State: Puerto Rico
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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