Source: US FBI
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, United States District Court Judge María Antongiorgi-Jordan sentenced Lionel Albino Galindo to 360 months (30 years) in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, for child exploitation. Albino Galindo, 53, of Vega Alta, PR, was indicted on April 19, 2024, and convicted on six counts of child exploitation on March 11, 2025, after a five‑day jury trial. The jury found Lionel Albino Galindo guilty of one count of coercion and enticement of a minor; one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity; one count of sexual exploitation of children; one count for receipt of child pornography; one count for possession of child pornography; and one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor.
The charging documents alleged that Lionel Albino Galindo sexually exploited a 13-year-old female minor from February 2024 throughout March 19, 2024. During trial, the government presented evidence that proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Albino Galindo knowingly transported the female minor to engage in sexual activity on several occasions and produced visual depictions of such conduct. The evidence also proved the defendant received child pornography from the female minor and sent obscene material to the minor. In perpetrating his crimes, the defendant used a cellular phone as well as internet instant messaging services, to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, and coerce the 13-year-old female minor, to engage in sexual activity, which includes the production of child pornography.
U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico; and Devin J. Kowalski, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI San Juan Field Office made the announcement.
The FBI investigated the case with the collaboration of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau.
Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) Jenifer Y. Hernández Vega, Chief of the Child Exploitation and Immigration Unit and AUSA Emelina Agrait Barreto prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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