Moises Bojorquez, a 29-year-old resident of Richmond, Indiana, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release after admitting to charges, including the sexual exploitation of a child. His offenses also involved the distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material.
Court documents revealed that Bojorquez abused a prepubescent relative under his care and recorded the acts, sharing the material with a woman through Telegram. The two had a prolonged conversation about their shared interest in children, and he also distributed child abuse material to others via email. Authorities found over 1,000 images and videos on his cell phones, some depicting explicit or violent content involving children.
John E. Childress, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, commented, "No child should suffer sexual abuse... This defendant will now spend 40 years in federal prison, where he cannot sexually abuse another child."
Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge of ICE Homeland Security Investigations Chicago, stated, "This case is a sobering reminder of the depths of pravity some individuals will go to exploit the most innocent among us."
Christopher D. Cecil, Commander of the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, affirmed commitment to identifying and prosecuting offenders in his statement, emphasizing the protection of vulnerable children.
The collaborative investigation included Homeland Security Investigations, the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and assistance from the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The sentence was delivered by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meredith Wood and Tiffany J. Preston.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative from May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Victims of child sexual exploitation are urged to reach out to local authorities, with additional resources available at https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/project-safe-childhood