News Releases and Statements

Efren Ulises Cavaness-Morales, 25, of the 8900 block of Lawson Street, is charged with attempted coercion and enticement, and attempted transfer of obscene materials to minors.

Walter Arthur Mosher Jr. was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography as the result of an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Shawn E. Stevens, 26, of Corsica, S.D., was sentenced March 4 to 188 months in federal prison and five years supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.

Joseph Hicks, who was convicted of distributing child pornography, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison. HSI special agents executed a federal search warrant at the Hicks' Rochester residence and seized his computer which contained nearly 15,000 images and more than 400 movies depicting child pornography.

A Michigan resident was found guilty by a federal jury Thursday in Miami of child sex tourism charges following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

This week on ABC's NIGHTLINE, correspondent Alexander Marquardt joined HSI Special Agent (and Deputy Attache) Eric McLoughlin, as the staff of HSI Manila partners with a non-governmental organization and law enforcement officials in the Philippines to track down and arrest a child predator.

Two new industry partners have joined the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), an international alliance of law enforcement and private sector agencies dedicated to combating online child sexual abuse.

Gerald E. Roberts, age 52, of Pageland, was arrested after HSI's Cyber Crime Center, Victim Identification Program, discovered images of a minor female, approximately four to six years of age, involved in sexually explicit activity with an adult male, which were being posted on the internet in October 2012.

Raymond Roland Collette was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for using his computer to solicit and arrange for sex with a 4-year-old child. The sentencing resulted from an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Isaac Heredia Luciano, 25, of Garland, Texas, has been in federal custody since he surrendered to authorities in October 2012 on a related federal charge outlined in a criminal complaint. U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle also sentenced Luciano to a 10-year term of supervised release after he completes his prison sentence.

A Port Orange man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years and six months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for receipt and possession of child pornography. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

Gregory Paul Aguirre, 38, of Sacramento, was previously convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography.

Andres Ruiz-Huertas, 60, was arrested at his place of residence after a referral from the Puerto Rico Police Department to HSI led to the execution of a search warrant, during which several digital electronic storage devices were seized.

James E. Johnston, 71, was sentenced Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. In May 2012, a federal jury convicted Johnston of conspiring to produce child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography, possession of child pornography and traveling in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Guy Martin Johnson, 56, of Addison, Texas, has been in federal custody since he entered his guilty plea. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

A man from Parkville, Md., was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for conspiracy to produce child pornography and for transporting a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct.

Juan Antonio Villarreal, 53, was investigated after the child pornography he downloaded from the Internet was traced by a Beaumont police officer to a computer used by Villarreal.

Robert Poe III, 38, of Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty Feb. 19 to three counts of interstate transportation of a minor for immoral purposes.

Steve Goni was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for possessing more than 600 images and multiple videos depicting the sexual abuse of children on two laptop computers at his residence. The sentence is the result of an investigation ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Daniel Sloan Beavers, 42, of Rimersburg, Pa., was sentenced Friday in federal court to 30 months in prison. He previously pleaded guilty Oct. 12, 2012.

Alan L. Grimmett, 51, of Hinton, W.Va., had previously pleaded guilty to possessing on his computer more than 600 images and videos that revealed minors involved in sexual conduct.

David Hume, 36, was arrested Tuesday by investigators with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Fresno County Sheriff's Office on charges detailed in a criminal complaint. In addition to online enticement of a minor, Hume is also charged with distribution of child pornography.

He was also ordered to forfeit an Apple iPhone which he used to commit the offenses.

Michael D. Arnett, 38, of Roeland Park, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison.

Nelson Santiago-Colon, 47, pastor of the Peniel Christian Church located in Santa Isabel, was arrested at his place of residence in Ponce after a referral from the Puerto Rico Department of Justice to HSI revealed the violation of federal child exploitation statutes by Santiago-Colon.