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Date: 08-19-2022
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United States of America v. Alejandrino Velazquez-Hernandez
Case Number: 6:21-cr-03044-MDH
Judge: M. Douglas Harpool
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (Greene County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with soliciting pornographic images and videos from an 11-year-old victim over Facebook Messenger.
Alejandrino Velazquez-Hernandez, 34, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child. Velazquez-Hernandez admitted that he used an 11-year-old child, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe,” to produce child pornography in Greene County, Mo., from Oct. 1, 2020, through April 1, 2021.
Velazquez-Hernandez communicated with the child victim on the Facebook Messenger application, through which she sent him pornographic images and videos at his request. They made several plans to meet but they were never able to be alone.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie L. Wan. It was investigated by the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department.
Outcome: Dft is committed to the BOP 210 months on Count 1; followed by 10 years supervised release. No fine. $100 MPA. JVTA waived. Special conditions of supervised release imposed. Court recommends Sex offender treatment program at a suitable SOMP facility and dft be designated to Texarkana FCI. Dft advised of right to appeal. Dft remanded to custody.
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