SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jaziz Jesahias Cea, 24, of Galt, was sentenced immediately to twenty years in jail for transportation, receipt, and possession of visible depictions of kids partaking in sexually express conduct, U.S. Lawyer Phillip A. Talbert introduced.
In line with court docket paperwork, Cea used web communications platforms and social media to commit the offenses. Particularly, on Might 13, 2018, Cea uploaded movies displaying prepubescent women being abused by grownup males to his YouTube channel. Cea additionally individually used his Skype account to obtain movies depicting prepubescent minor females being sexually exploited and abused, to share hyperlinks to such materials, and to speak with others about his curiosity in sexually exploiting kids. On Feb. 20, 2019, Cea additionally possessed further movies displaying prepubescent women being sexually abused. Along with committing the charged offenses, Cea additionally admitted to utilizing the Welcome to Video web site and cryptocurrency to purchase greater than 20 hours of movies depicting baby sexual abuse on the darknet in early 2018.
Between September 2017 and July 2018, Cea was a member of the California Nationwide Guard serving on energetic responsibility with the USA Military in Qatar. He was discharged from the California Nationwide Guard on July 23, 2020, beneath apart from honorable circumstances.
This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace, the Sacramento Valley Hello-Tech Crimes Activity Drive, the Houston, Texas, Web Crimes In opposition to Kids Activity Drive (ICAC), and the Galt Police Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rosanne Rust and Christina McCall prosecuted the case.
This case was introduced as a part of Undertaking Protected Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in Might 2006 by the Division of Justice to fight the rising epidemic of kid sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the USA Attorneys’ Workplaces and the Felony Division’s Baby Exploitation and Obscenity Part, Undertaking Protected Childhood marshals federal, state, and native assets to find, apprehend, and prosecute those that sexually exploit kids, and to determine and rescue victims. For extra details about Undertaking Protected Childhood, please go to www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on on the “assets” tab for details about internet-safety training.