Man Sentenced to 12 years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today that Saul Salazar-Leon, 46, of Mexico, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for crime of Receiving Child Pornography.

According to court records, in December of 2024, a woman contacted law enforcement after discovering a hidden camera in a bathroom in her home in Idaho. The woman found the camera while cleaning the bathroom her 12-year-old daughter uses. Suspecting Salazar-Leon, the woman called and confronted him about secretly recording her daughter. Salazar-Leon claimed he made a mistake and requested the woman not notify law enforcement.

Based on the woman’s report, law enforcement immediately began an investigation. The Nampa Police Department searched Salazar-Leon’s residence where they found a USB thumb drive containing hidden recordings of child pornography. Shortly thereafter, law enforcement arrested Salazar-Leon. Upon his arrest, law enforcement found an SD card in his pocket which also contained hidden recordings of child pornography.

Chief U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford also ordered Salazar-Leon to serve 15 years of supervised release following his prison sentence.  Salazar-Leon pleaded guilty to the charge on January 7, 2026. As a result of his conviction, Salazar-Leon will be required to register as a sex offender.

U.S. Attorney Davis made the announcement and commended the work of Nampa Police Department, which led to the charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Robins prosecuted the case.

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 the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the Department of Justice, 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 www.justice.gov/psc.

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