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Los Lunas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Charge
Victor Castellon, 51, of Los Lunas, N.M., has admitted to using a cellular telephone in an attempt to entice a minor to engage in a sexual activity.
According to court documents, Castellon was arrested on Feb. 11, 2015, on an indictment charging him with the offense. He was taken into state custody when he arrived at the location where he arranged to meet the “minor,” who was actually an undercover law enforcement agent posing as a child.
The case was investigated by the Sexual Predator and Exploitation Enforcement Detail (SPEED) of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Albuquerque office and the Albuquerque Police Department.
Castellon has been in federal custody since his arrest and remains detained pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. He will be sentenced to a range of ten to 15 years followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
As part of his plea agreement, Castellon will also be required to register as a sex offender. This case was brought as a part of the New Mexico Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force’s mission to locate, track, and capture Internet child sexual predators and Internet child pornographers in New Mexico.
Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the federal government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, is also involved in the case. The initiative marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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