SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 14, 2018, federal
authorities arrested Ricardo Barrios-Calderon and Alfredo Santiago-Rosario
charging them with child pornography related offenses, announced United States
Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
conducted the investigation that led to the arrests.
On February 14, 2018, a criminal complaint charged Ricardo Barrios-Calderon
with production of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States
Code, Sections 2251(a) and (e) and with possession of child pornography
involving prepubescent minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Sections 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).
In an unrelated case, on February 14, 2018, a federal grand
jury returned a two-count-indictment charging Alfredo Santiago-Rosario with
advertising child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Sections 2251(d)(1)(A) and (e), and with possession of child pornography, in
violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).
If convicted, both defendants face a mandatory minimum term
of imprisonment of 15 years and a possible maximum term of imprisonment of up
to 30 years. Assistant United States
Attorney Elba Gorbea is in charge of the prosecution of defendant
Barrios-Calderon and Assistant United States Attorney Ginette Milanes is in
charge of the prosecution of Santiago-Rosario.
The public is reminded that criminal complaints and
indictments contain only charges and are not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed to be innocent until
and unless proven guilty.
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