Franklin Soccer Coach Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation and Immigration Offenses

NASHVILLE - Camilo Campos-Hurtado, 66, of Franklin, Tennessee, was sentenced today to a total term of 360 months (30 years) in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for sexually exploiting children, receiving child sexual abuse material, and possessing fraudulent immigration and identification documents, announced Braden H. Boucek, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

The U.S. Attorney's Office requested a sentence of 50 years, citing the extraordinary seriousness of Campos-Hurtado's offenses, the prolonged nature of his conduct and the need to protect the public from further crimes. The sentencing judge ordered a sentence of 30 years in prison.

Campos-Hurtado pleaded guilty on June 17, 2025, to four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of receiving child sexual abuse material, one count of using or possessing fraudulent immigration documents, and one count of possessing an identification document or authentication feature that was stolen or produced without lawful authority.

"Camilo Campos-Hurtado preyed on children, rendered his victims incapable of resisting, recorded his horrific crimes, and concealed his true identity through fraudulent immigration and identification documents while remaining unlawfully in the United States," said U.S. Attorney Braden H. Boucek. "Today's sentence delivers justice for his victims and ensures that this dangerous predator will spend decades in federal prison. The Department of Justice has no higher priority than protecting children from sexual exploitation. Those who abuse children, produce or collect child sexual abuse material, or exploit our immigration system to facilitate their crimes will be identified, prosecuted, and held fully accountable. I commend Homeland Security Investigations, the Franklin Police Department, and the vigilant citizen whose actions brought these crimes to light."

The investigation began in June 2023 after a member of the public discovered explicit videos on a cell phone Campos-Hurtado left behind at a Franklin business and immediately alerted the Franklin Police Department. That report launched an investigation that ultimately uncovered years of child sexual exploitation.

Law enforcement officers executed multiple search warrants, including at Campos-Hurtado's residence and vehicle, recovering electronic devices containing child sexual abuse material, along with numerous counterfeit immigration and identification documents.

Investigators determined that Campos-Hurtado incapacitated child victims with drugs or alcohol before sexually abusing them and recording the assaults. Although the offenses underlying his convictions occurred between 2017 and 2021, forensic analysis of his electronic devices established that he had been producing child sexual abuse material since at least January 13, 2013.

Campos-Hurtado is unlawfully present in the United States. Following completion of his federal sentence and any remaining state sentence, he is expected to be removed to Mexico through immigration proceedings.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Franklin Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Monica R. Morrison and Kathryn D. Risinger prosecuted the case.

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