The U.S. Department of Justice published a Statement A federal charge was brought against a California man for luring girls as young as nine years old to film themselves. “sexually explicit ways.”
Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathan Garcia was sentenced to 25 years in prison along with 20 years of supervised release once out of custody.
On May 2, Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography.
Garcia, according to the statement, admitted in his plea agreement that he posed as a 15 year-old boy to have conversations about sending letters with a nine-year old girl. “naughty”Images can be traded for Robux, an online gaming currency that can be used to purchase Roblox online gaming platforms.
According to the U.S Department of Justice in November 2019, Garcia received three videos that were sexually explicit from the victim.
The victim’s mother discovered their correspondence online, and she reported Garcia to the Ontario Police Department. They then launched an investigation.
A search of Garcia’s home revealed several phones and “meticulously maintained digital folders” harboring child pornography including girls ranging from 11 to 14 years old.
According to the release Garcia was interviewed with police and told that he had. “admitted to contacting other minor girls online for photos and videos since 2015 and estimated that he probably contacted between 50-100 girls,”According to the plea deal.
“This was not a one-time error in judgement or slip in impulse control but a years-long, premediated, campaign to satisfy his sexual interest,”According to the Department of Justice, these statements were made by prosecutors.
Garcia was arrested in March 2020 and has been held in federal custody ever since.
The FBI and Ontario Police Department investigated Garcia.