07/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/15/2025 12:38
Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that Olvin Rodriguez-Inestroza, age 22, a Honduran national who is present in the United States without authorization, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick to distribution of child pornography.
According to admissions made during his plea, Rodriguez-Inestroza used internet-based accounts and a social media mobile application to distribute child pornography. In addition to the distributed files, Rodriguez-Inestroza also possessed at least 205 total videos and approximately 325 images of child pornography on his smartphone. Some of the videos included child pornography involving toddlers.
Rodriguez-Inestroza's conviction is punishable by a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to a lifetime period of supervised release. The conviction also includes sex offender registration requirements. He is also subject to removal or deportation from the United States upon completing his sentence.
This matter was investigated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Baton Rouge Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Edward H. Warner, who also serves as Deputy Criminal Chief.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and 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://http://www.justice.gov/psc.
This case is also part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).