Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Spokane, Washington – Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced today that on February 19, 2025, a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington returned an indictment charging Andres Burgos-Silva, of Othello, Washington, with 11 criminal counts involving the production and receipt of child sexual abuse material, extortion, and making threats to his victims. Burgos-Silva was arraigned on February 26, 2025, at the U.S. District Court in Spokane, Washington.
Detectives with the Othello Police department developed information that Burgos-Silva was allegedly in possession of child sexual abuse material involving children as young as 6-years-old. Detectives also learned Burgos-Silva had allegedly contacted several minors on social media and claimed to have sexually explicit photos of the minors and threatened to send the photos to others, unless the minors sent him more sexually explicit photos.
When detectives executed a search warrant at Burgis-Silva’s home in Othello, they seized electronic devices that allegedly contained depictions of young children being sexually abused.
This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Othello Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ann T. Wick.
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