St. Thomas Man Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Possessing Child Pornography

ST. THOMAS — District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Daniel Reyes Hurtado, 37, of St Thomas, to 51 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced on Thursday.

Judge Gomez also ordered Hurtado to register as a sex offender and pay a special assessment of $100.

According to court records, Hurtado used his laptop computer to download in excess of 600 child pornography images from a peer-to-peer sharing network.

Suspected child exploitation or missing children cases may be reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children via its toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 202-514-5678, or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) at (340) 693-2250.

This case was investigated by HSI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S Attorney Everard E. Potter.