Date: 10-02-2024

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United States of America v. Eduardo Castillo

Case Number: 2:22-cr-00251

Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller

Court: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Sacramento County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Sacramento

Defendant's Attorney:

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Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offense
Tehama County Man Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense

Eduardo Castillo, 39, of Corning, was charnged for online enticement of a minor for sexual purposes.

Castillo had previously fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution; however, he was returned to the United States in August 2023 thanks to the collaboration of the FBI, Mexican law enforcement officials, and Mexican immigration officials.

Between July 13, 2020, and Aug. 27, 2020, Castillo used a cellphone and the internet to entice at least five minor victims into sending him images and videos of themselves engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

During that timeframe, Castillo posed as one or more teenage girls on social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram. Using images of teenage girls that he had downloaded from the internet, Castillo initiated chats and then exchanges of images with his male victims. Castillo then asked for child sexual abuse material in return, assuring his victims that the images and videos would be deleted. In reality, Castillo screen-recorded the videos and images and saved them on his devices.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Denise N. Yasinow prosecuted the case.

This 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 those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about internet-safety education.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison

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