Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England, announced that ORLANDO GUZMAN, 73, of New Britain, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to child exploitation offenses stemming from his sexual abuse of a minor and his using an app to share and receive child sexual abuse material.
According to court documents and statements made in court, HSI has been investigating a network of individuals who have been using private groups on an internet chat application to share images and videos of child sexual abuse. The investigation revealed that an account associated with Guzman was an active member of two of these groups. The investigation further revealed that, between February and August 2022, Guzman sexually abused a minor female and used mobile devices to record and store images and videos of the abuse.
On September 2, 2022, investigators conduct a court-authorized search of Guzman’s mobile devices. Analysis of the devices revealed more than 4,000 video files and more than 7,000 image files of child pornography, including images and videos depicting Guzman’s abuse of the minor victim.
Guzman has been detained since his arrest on September 7, 2022.
Guzman pleaded guilty to production of child pornography, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 30 years, and possession of child pornography, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. A sentencing date is not scheduled.
This matter has been investigated by HSI with the assistance of the New Britain Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings.
This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.