Source: US FBI
Defendant, while dressed in a wig and women’s clothing, attempted to surreptitiously record minor females in bathrooms and changing rooms using pen cameras affixed to his shoes
BOSTON – A California man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for surreptitiously filming an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl as she changed in her bedroom and for transporting child pornography.
Jacob Guerrero, 27, of Woodland, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 16 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In August 2024, Guerrero pleaded guilty to one count of sexually exploiting a child. In May of 2025, Guerrero pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography. Guerrero was previously arrested and charged by criminal complaint on April 14, 2022.
“A core tenet of the mission of the Department of Justice is to keep communities safe, especially children and other vulnerable members of society. Mr. Guerrero targeted young children by tracking their moves and then, even worse, violated one young girl’s privacy while she was in the safety of her own home, all for his own sexual gratification,” said Leah B. Foley, United States Attorney. “With our law enforcement partners, we will spare no effort in protecting kids from predators like Mr. Guerrero.”
“Jacob Guerrero is a deeply disturbed and dangerous man who devised a twisted plan to prey upon children, specifically to abuse and exploit them,” said Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. “With these hideous crimes, this predator has forfeited his right to walk among us and will be kept behind bars and away from children for quite some time. My sincere thanks to the Wrentham Police Department for their hard work and partnership on this case.”
For two weeks, Guerrero staked out the home of the victim, taking notes of times when she and her siblings showered, changed, and went to bed. On March 17, 2021, Guerrero climbed to the top of a garage attached to the victim’s home and stood outside the 11-year-old victim’s second floor bedroom window. There, Guerrero recorded a video of the victim, unclothed, as she changed for bed.
Guerrero took similar notes of the comings and goings of children residing in several other Massachusetts homes.
Investigators also found evidence that in the Summer of 2019 in New Jersey, the defendant surreptitiously filmed several minors, as young as eight-years-old. The defendant pleaded guilty to those offenses in May 2025.
This case arose following an investigation into allegations that Guerrero, while dressed in a wig and women’s clothing, attempted to surreptitiously record minor females in bathrooms and changing rooms at the Wrentham Outlets using pen cameras affixed to his shoes.
Members of the public who have questions, concerns, or information regarding this case should call 617-748-3274.
U.S. Attorney Foley, FBI SAC Docks and Wrentham Police Chief William McGrath made the announcement today. Special assistance was provided by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Grady, Deputy Chief of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
The case is brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.