Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material from Canada into the United States

CONCORD - A Mexican national pleaded guilty today to transporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) while illegally crossing from Canada into the United States, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Jose Rodriguez-Garcia, 27, a Mexican national pleaded guilty to one count of transporting child sexual abuse material. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya McCafferty scheduled sentencing for December 15, 2025.

According to the charging documents and statements made in court, on June 6, 2024, Rodriguez-Garcia and another man were observed by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol crossing from Canada into New Hampshire at Hall Stream Road. A search of the defendant yielded several electronic media devices, including a thumb drive which depicted CSAM.

The charge of transporting CSAM carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

The investigation was led by Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles L. Rombeau is prosecuting the case.

This effort is 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).

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