Court filing — No. 0:21-mj-06235 (Dkt. 1, S.D. Fla.)
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Criminal case papers in United States of America v. Andres Rivera Reyes, Case 0:21-mj-06235-PMH, Document 1, entered on the docket April 19, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The papers consist of a criminal cover sheet, a criminal complaint, an affidavit in support of the complaint, a penalty sheet and a bond recommendation. In the affidavit, Renee Blaize, a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, states that there is probable cause to believe that Reyes violated Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) & (e), 2252(a)(2) and 2252(a)(4)(B), and describes a search on April 16, 2021 and an interview. The penalty sheet lists the maximum penalties for the charged sections.
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UNITED STATES D ISTRICT CO UR T
SO UTH ER N DISTRICT O F FLO R IDA
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UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA FILED BY D.C.
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ANGELA E,NOBLE
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AND RES RIVEM REY ES #.D.oq.qt.
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CR IM IN AL CO VER SH EET
D id this m atter originate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion of the U nited States
Attorney'sOfficepriortoAugust9,2013(Mag.JudgeAliciaValle)? Yes V No
Did thismatterOriginatefrom a matterpending in theNorthern Region ofthe United States
Attorney'sOfficepriortoAugust8,2014(M ag.JudgeShaniekMaynard)? Yes / No
D id thism atteroriginate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U nited States
Attorney'sOfficepriortoOctober3,2019(Mag.JudgeJaredStrauss)? Yes V No
Respectfully subm itted,
JU AN AN TON IO GON ZA LEZ
ACTING UNITED AT j TORNEY
BY :
REG ORY CHILLER
ASSISTAN T UN ITED STATES A TTO RN EY
DistrictCourtN o.A 5501906
500 South A ustralian A venue,Suite 400
W estPalm Beach,Florida 33401
TeI: 561-209-1045
Fax:
Email: gregory.schiller@ usdoj.gov
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AFFID AVIT IN SUPPO R T O F C RIM INAL C O M PLA IN T
1,ReneeBlaize(theAftsant),beendulysworn,deposeandstateasfollows:
lam aSpecialAgentwith theFedtralBureauoflnvtstigation (kiFB1'')and have
been so employed since 2006. lam currently assigned to the ViolentCrim e Squad,and my duties
includeinvestigatingviolationsoffederallaw.Aspartofmyduties,linvestigatecrimesinvolving
the stxualexploitation of m inors including tht production,posstssion,and distribution ofchild
pornography,and the online enticem entof m inors. ln thattim e,Ihave w orked m any com plex
investigations and I have becom e fam iliar w ith the m ethods and m eans used by individuals
engaging in on-line sexualexploitation ofchildren. lhaveconducted and assisted in severalchild
exploitation investigations and have executed search warrants (including electronic and
residential)thathave ledto seizuresofchild pornography and evidenceoftheexploitation of
m inors.M oreover,Iam a federallaw enforcem entoftscer engaged in enforcing crim inallaws of
theUnitedStates,including l8U.S.C.jj2251and2252,etseq.
2. ln this capacity,lhave investigated child exploitation and internetcrim es against
children cases. lhaveparticipated in investigationsofpersonssuspected ofviolating federalchild
pornography laws,including Title l8,U nited StatesCode,Sections2251,2252 and 2252A .These
investigations have included the use of surveillance techniques, undercover activities, the
interviewing ofsubjectsand witnesses,and the planning and execution ofarrest,search,and
seizure warrants. ln the course of these investigations,lhave review ed stillim ages and videos
containing child pornography and imagesdepicting minorchildren engaged in sexually explicit
conduct on all form s of electronic m edia including com puters, digital cam eras, and wireless
telephones,and have discussed and reviewed thesem aterialswith other1aw enforcem entofficers.
1have also participated in training program sforthe investigation and enforcem entoffederalchild
pornography lawsrelatingto the useofdigitaldevicesforreceiving,transm itting,and storing child
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pornography.
The facts sd forth in this aftsdavit are based upon my personalknowledge,
information obtained from othersinvolved in thisinvestigation,including otherlaw enforcem ent
officers,m y review ofdocum entsand inform ation gained through training and experience. Since
thisaftsdavitisbeing submitted forthe limitedpurposeofestablishing probablecauseto support
a Crim inalCom plaint, 1 have not included each and every fact know n to m e concerning this
investigation.Rather,lhave setfol'
th only those facts1believearenecessary to establish probable
causetobelievethatAndresRiveraREYES (hereinafterreferredto as(tREYES'')hasviolated
Title18,UnitedStatesCode,Sections2251(a)& (e)(attemptedproductionofchildpornography),
2252(a)(2)(distributionandreceiptofchildpornography)and2252(a)(4)(B)(possessionofchild
pornography).
SU M M A RY O F TH E INVESTIG ATION
4. On A pril 16, 2021, law enforcem ent executed a federal search warrant at the
residence, located at 66 N W 15th A venue, Pom pano Beach,Florida, and seized,am ong other
things,a Sam sung S9 cellulartelephone,IM EI354824090927513,serialnum ber14281131N 4N 8V
('isamsungS9''),foundontopofthenightstandnexttoREYES'bed.Thephonewasimmediately
placed in aip lane m ode so that no data would transfer into or out of the phone w hen it w as
exam ined by the FB1 on scene. A n on-scene forensic preview conducted on the Sam sung 59
revealed in excess of 1000 videos and 4000 im agesofchild pornography files,including several
ofinfants ortoddlersbeing orally and vaginally penetrated by adultm ales.
5. Presentduring the search ofthe residence was REYES. REY ES w as interviewed
to establish who utilized the aforem entioned cellularphone.REYES w as provided his advice of
rightswritten in Spanish which he acknow ledged,by signing an 1717-395 A dvice ofRightsForm .
REYES adm itted thathe w as the sole userofthe aforem entioned Sam sung S9.REYES stated he
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wasthe only person who utilized the password-protected Sam sung S9. REYES confirmed the
phone num berto be 561-***-2014.
6. REY ES stated he utilized the cellularphone forchatting w ith m inor-aged children
ontheapplicationInstagram .Heutilizedlnstagram accountnameSophia12901,posingasaminor
ftmale bdween 8-10 yearsofage. REYES contsrmed thathe and only he utilized thisaccount.
He furtherexplained thathe chatted w ith m inor-aged children,preferably around age 10,to obtain
child pornography,and on occasion direct the m inors to perform the pornographic acts. Your
afsantpresented REYES w ith the photograph used in the lnstagram Sophia1290laccount,which
displayed an approxim ately lo-year-old fem ale.REY ES signed hisnam e on the photograph after
stating thathe utilized the sam e haslnstagram Sophia1920laccountprotsle photograph.
Y our affianthad previously obtained the lnstagram Sophial9201 accountrecords
ofcom m unication via a federally executed search warrant. W ithin those com m unicationswere a
chatbetween REYES (as Sophial920l)dozensofusers identified asminor-aged children to
produce child pornography. ln oneparticularcom m unication w ith userA .E.S.D .Ion 5/l8/2020,
the following ensued:
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A .E.S.D . 14 w h
A .E.S.D . Hello
so hial2901 Send m e a ic
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A .E.S.D . Send m e a ic
so hia12901 1wanna see ou naked
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A .E.S.D . Hello
so hial2901 Please
A .E.S.D . W h are ou askin a fem ale fornudes
so hia1290l Iwanna see ou naked
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8. ln addition,REYES stattd thathe utilized theapplication Telegram to obtain child
pornography,by com m unicating w ith otherTelegram users. REYES explained he sent, received,
and downloaded child pornography using Telegram . REYES stored the downloaded child
pornography on the aforem entioned cellulartelephone.
9. D uring the interview REYES was show n the Sam sung S9,w hich he confirm ed as
belonging him .Afternavigating to the Telegram application on the phone,agentsshow ed REYES
chat com m unication w ith telegram users. ln particular he w as show n com m unication betw een
Telegram useri:cE''2and iiyig The''. REY ES confirm ed hisusernam eisiiFig The''and heactively
participated in thatchat. The chat1og depicts the exchange ofm ultiple child pornography sles.
A sREYES wasshown the chatlog,REYES adm itted to receiving and view ing the following file,
which w astransm itted through the Telegram app on Novem ber 17,2020.The file w as titled and
described asfollow s:
4 6048680031541003933.m p4 a video t5le an unidentiGed
prepubescentfem ale wearing apolka dottop perform ing oralsex on unidentitsed adultnudem ale.
10. A sREYES was shown the chatlog,REYES adm itted to distributing the follow ing
file,w hich w astransm itted through thetelegram app,on February 2,2021.The t5le wastitled and
described asfollow s:
a. 4- 6037212305651926857.m p4 a video file an unidentified
prepubescentfem alew earing red and w hite striped thigh high socksw ith stars atthe top,w ith an
unidentified adult nude m ale on a red couch.A s the video progressed,w ith the prepubescent
2Asthisuserisnow underfederalinvestigation forviolationsof18 USC j 2252,and notpresently awareofthe
investigation,the fullusername isbeing redacted from thispublic docum ent.
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UNITED STA TES D ISTRICT CO UR T
SO UTH ER N DISTRICT O F FLOR ID A
PENA LTY SH EET
D efendant'sN am e: AN DR ES R IV ER A REY ES
CaseNo: 21-MJ- :15/- Mp
Count#:1
Production(Attempted)ofChildPornography
Title18,UnitedStatesCode,Section225l(a)and(e)
*Max.Penalty: 30Years'Imprisonment(15yearminimum mandatory),$250,000fsne,
Supervised Release of5 Yearsto Life,$5000 SpecialAssessment,$100 Assessment,Restitution
Count#:2
Distribution ofChild Pornography
Title 18,United StatesCode,Section22524*42)and (b)(1)
*Max.Penalty: 20Years'lmprisonment(5yearminimum mandatory),$250,000fine,
Supervised Release of5 YearstoLife,$5000 SpecialAssessment,$100 Assessment,Restitution
Count#:3
ReceiptofChild Pornography
Titlel8,UnitedStatesCode,Section22524042)and(b)(l)
*M ax.Penalty: 20Years'lmprisonment(5yearminimum mandatory),$250,000fine,
Supervised Release of5 YearstoLife,$5000 SpecialAssessment,$100 Assessment,Restitution
Count#:4
Possession ofChild Pornography
Title l8,United StatesCode,Section 2252(a)(4)(B)and (b)(2)
*M ax.Penalty: 20Years'lmprisonment,$250,000 fine,Supervised Release of5 Yearsto
Life,$5000SpecialAssessment,$100Assessment,Restitution
*Refersonly to possible term ofincarceration,fines,specialassessm entsand restitution;
doesnotinclude possible parole term sor forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.
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U N ITED STA TE S D ISTR IC T C O U R T
SO IJTIIERN D lsTm c'r o F FLOR IDA
cAsENUMBER:21-MJ- i%5S- X V
BO ND R ECOM M END ATIO N
DEFENDANT:ANDRES RIVERA REYES
PTD
(PersonalSurety)(CorporateSurety)(Cash)(Pre-TrialDetention)
By:
AUSA: egory Schiller
LastKnow n A ddress:
Pom pano Beach,FL 33064
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Agentts): FBISA Renee Blaize
(FBl) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (1RS) (lCE) (OTHER)
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