Child Pornography Producer and Distributor Sentenced to Federal Prison

FORT MYERS, FL—U.S. District Judge John Steele today sentenced Raymond Lugo (38, Punta Gorda) to 22 years in federal prison, to be followed by lifetime supervised release, for producing child pornography. The court also ordered Lugo to forfeit his computers and camera, which are traceable to proceeds of the offense. Lugo pleaded guilty on October 31, 2012.

According to court documents, Lugo victimized an approximately 2-year-old child on multiple occasions for the purpose of producing child pornography photographs. Lugo photographed himself sexually molesting the child. He then traded those images with others for the purpose of obtaining other child pornography images.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tama Koss Caldarone.

It is another case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “Resources.”