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Texas Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material Following HSI Investigation

DEL RIO, Texas — A Texas man was sentenced June 3 to eight years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material following an investigation conducted by HSI.

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Florida Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

ORLANDO, Fla. — An HSI Orlando investigation has led to the sentencing of a Florida man for distributing child sexual abuse material.

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Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Sex Trafficking a Teen Following HSI San Diego, Multiagency Case

SAN DIEGO — A Southern California man was sentenced June 6 in federal court to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl who was physically assaulted and ejected from a moving car during an escape attempt.

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Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

BOSTON — A Chelsea man was sentenced June 5 for possessing child sexual abuse material discovered by HSI special agents during an investigation into an online child sexual abuse material distribution network.

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North Dakota Man Sentenced 40 Years for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Videos

FARGO, N.D. — Nicholas Morgan-Derosier, 36, of Grand Forks, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison, lifetime supervised release, $700 in special assessments, and $39,000 in restitution to 13 victims for receiving child sexual abuse material.

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Homeland Security Advisory Council Unveils Recommendations to Enhance Department of Homeland Security’s Efforts to Combat Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

The DHS Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) released recommendations to inform the Department’s efforts to combat rapidly increasing crimes of child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA).

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Tennessee Man Sentenced for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Witness Tampering

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury previously convicted him of two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of witness tampering for producing sexually explicit images of two minors.

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Florida Man Sentenced for Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenses

TAMPA, Fla. — An HSI Tampa investigation has led to the sentencing of a Florida man to seven years and three months in federal prison for receiving, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.

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Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Over 30 Years in Prison for Forcing Minors to Engage in Commercial Sex

HOUSTON — A sex trafficker was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison June 5 for conspiring to traffic minors for commercial sex following a Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance investigation.

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HSAC CSEA Subcommittee Final Report

The Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Subcommittee's Final Report, approved on June 6, 2024.