U.S. Attorney's Office and HSI Collaborate to Charge Albuquerque Student Doctor in Child Exploitation Case

ALBUQUERQUE – A student doctor from Albuquerque was charged by indictment with production and possession of child pornography following his arrest as part of a multi-agency investigation into child exploitation.

Kevin Weiss, 28, appeared before a federal judge today and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

According to the indictment, between approximately June 2020 to February 9, 2024, Weiss allegedly used a minor under 18 years of age to produce child pornography of the minor. The indictment further alleges that from December 30, 2023, to March 25, 2024, Weiss knowingly possessed child pornography involving prepubescent minors.

If convicted, Weiss faces a minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years in prison followed by a minimum of five years and up to a lifetime term of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Jason T. Stevens, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso, made the announcement today.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department and New Mexico State Police. Assistant United States Attorneys Jaymie L. Roybal and Meg Tomlinson are prosecuting 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 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 Justice.gov/PSC.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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