Lowell Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses

BOSTON - A Lowell man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Steven Estrada Ramirez, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of the imposed sentence. In November 2025, Estrada pleaded guilty to receipt and possession of child pornography Estrada was indicted by a federal grand jury in May 2024.

Estrada was identified as a participant in multiple groups on a mobile chat application in which the primary purpose of the groups was for users to share and view CSAM. At the time of his arrest, Estrada was found to be in possession of a USB drive containing over 700 video files depicting CSAM, including files depicting children who appeared to be approximately one to eight years old. Additionally, the home screen of Estrada's cell phone depicted an image of CSAM and the phone contained over 5,000 images and videos depicting CSAM.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren Maynard and Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.

The case is brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identity and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/Links to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link..