Federal Grand Jury Indicts Registered Sex Offender on Child Pornography Charges

NORFOLK, Va. – Eduardo Bueno, 41, of Portsmouth, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography.

According to the indictment and other court documents, law enforcement authorities were alerted when a customer attempted to save images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct on their internet cloud account.  Homeland Security Investigations and the Portsmouth Police Department identified the user of the account as Eduardo Bueno.  Further investigation revealed that Bueno is a registered sex offender, previously having been convicted of child sexual abuse in Massachusetts.  Bueno initially was arrested on January 5, 2016, pursuant to a criminal complaint and remains incarcerated pending trial. 

Bueno faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years’ imprisonment and a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count if convicted.  The minimum and maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Michael Lamonea, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Norfolk Office, made the announcement after the grand jury returned the indictment.  This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations with the assistance of the Portsmouth Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth M. Yusi is prosecuting the case.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:16-cr-8.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.