United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia

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Powhatan man sentenced to 33 years in prison for child exploitation offenses

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Powhatan man sentenced to 33 years in prison for child exploitation offenses

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. - A Powhatan man was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to sexually abuse her.

According to court documents, Daniel Wayne Kidd, 50, spent thousands of dollars to entice a teenage girl to come to Virginia in 2022 so that he could sexually abuse her over the course of a week. Kidd and his co-defendant, Rosalinda Delgado Rosas, 36, schemed to obtain control and custody of the minor and to ply her with expensive gifts and experiences to coerce her into engaging in sexual acts with Kidd. Prior to the nightly sexual abuse acts, the minor was administered medications, including some that made her drowsy. Kidd and Rosas also recorded Kidd's sexual abuse of the minor.

Rosas was sentenced on Sept. 4, 2024, to 25 years in prison for her role in the scheme.

Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; and Christopher Heck, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (ICE HSI) Washington, D.C., made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck.

The Powhatan Sheriff's Office assisted in the investigation of this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather H. Mansfield and Trial Attorney Alicia A. Bove of the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney's Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:23-cr-93.

Updated June 11, 2025
Topic
Project Safe Childhood
Components
Criminal Division
Criminal - Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
USAO - Virginia, Eastern
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