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Richard D. Crisman, 28, was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine, and he will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.

A central Florida man was sentenced Tuesday to the statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography and 25 years of supervised release. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

HSI is seeking any tips about the possible identity or whereabouts of John Doe, who is believed to be located somewhere in the United States.

Jonathan Kearn, 38 of Topeka, was charged with one count each of producing, distributing and possessing child pornography.

An elementary school teacher in Luquillo, Orlando Pena-Lopez, was arrested Thursday following an HSI investigation that revealed he has been engaging in attempted sexual enticement of one of his sixth grade students.

Paul Graham Fry, 55, of Ontario, Canada, admitted in his guilty plea that he joined Dreamboard in December 2009 and that he posted more than 2,700 videos containing child pornography. Kevin Casey, 40, of Palos Verdes, Calif., admitted in his guilty plea that he joined Dreamboard in April 2010 and he posted ads offering to distribute child pornography to other members of the board.

Reinaldo Diaz-Camacho, 48, of Moca, was arrested at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Caguas. On May 6, the Puerto Rico Police Department made a referral to HSI regarding an adult male who was engaging in sexually explicit conversations with a 16-year-old male identified as John Doe via Facebook.

James Raymond Schimmel met the minor victim through the Internet and convinced the victim to meet in person for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual activity, which Schimmel then video recorded without the victim's knowledge.

Fredy Marcelo Arbito was detained by Panamanian law enforcement at a police checkpoint April 5 based on an Interpol Red Notice and arrest warrant issued in the District of New Jersey for possession of child pornography. HSI Newark had issued a public appeal in March 2013 for assistance in locating Arbito.

Anthony Maurice Cottle, a former firefighter with the Baltimore County Fire Department, engaged in sexually explicit conduct with two minor males in order to produce visual depictions of the abuse, including two videos.

HSI special agents executed a federal search warrant at the residence of Jonathan Gamson which permitted them to preview a computer at the residence, but not seize it. The Internet history on the computer revealed that it had been used to view multiple websites containing child pornography.

ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jason Barry was recognized in Washington, D.C., May 8, by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for his work combating child sexual exploitation and rescuing child victims in Mexico.

Law enforcement officers conducted a forensic examination of Orlando Ismael Muniz's computer and found 17,847 images and 149 movies depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of prepubescent children.

Salvador Lopez, a local man who placed ads online seeking young girls "to have some fun," remains in federal custody after his arrest Wednesday by special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Joshua Conde, 27, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Lawson Hardrick, Jr., of Calexico, was sentenced April 29. A federal jury convicted Hardrick in January of two felony counts of possession of images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Damian C. Mora, 30, of El Centro, was indicted April 10 by a federal grand jury for sexual exploitation of a minor. He was taken into custody April 9 after HSI special agents executed a search warrant at the El Centro home where he had resided since January.

Heriberto Aleman-Aguero, 25, was sentenced Tuesday to 56 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, after child pornography photos were discovered last August when Aleman-Aguero turned his cellphone over to technicians at a Rexburg wireless retail store.

Daniel Lewis Dolde, 43, of Coraopolis, Pa., was charged in federal court with committing the offense. HSI special agents discovered videos and images on his computer depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Michael Cannon was indicted by a federal grand jury April 9. HSI special agents determined the true identities of the two minor victims that Cannon is alleged to have photographed and posted online, and the victims have been referred to child services and are receiving appropriate care.

Robbie Newby, 45, from Grapeland, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury April 17 and charged with four counts of sexually exploiting a child, and one count of possessing child pornography. Newby had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love April 29.

Timothy Valdez, a Modesto man who became the subject of an international law enforcement search after Danish authorities saw him molesting a young boy in a video posted on the Internet, has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography.

HSI special agents executed a search warrant at Charles Allen Nave III's place of business and uncovered more than 100 images of child pornography in his possession.

Robert Schmaltz, 36, from Bismarck, N.D., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to receiving materials involving minors being sexually exploited.