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Mexican living in Dunkirk sentenced on child pornography charge

BUFFALO — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that David Flores-Torres, 26, a citizen of Mexico living in Dunkirk, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison and 30 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy V. Murray, who handled the case, stated that on June 5, 2018, a search warrant was executed at the defendant’s residence in Dunkirk. Law enforcement officers seized the defendant’s Samsung Galaxy S3 cellular telephone which contained 79 images and 14 videos of child pornography. Some of the images depicted prepubescent minors or minors less than 12 years old, as well as depictions of violence. Torres also received and distributed child pornography from and to others with whom he communicated using a cell phone and the Internet.

The defendant disclosed that, on three occasions during 2017 and 2018, he engaged in sexual contact with two minor victims under the age of 18. The government advocated for a sentence of between 14 and 17.5 years in prison, which was the sentencing range recommended under the United States Sentencing Guidelines.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly.

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