Individual Indicted and Arrested for Production and Possession of Child Exploitation Material

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On August 28, 2025, A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a three count indictment charging Felix Ebdiel Muñiz-Rivera, age 20, of Camuy, PR, for production and possession of child exploitation material. HSI special agents arrested Muñiz- Rivera yesterday, August 29, 2025.

According to court documents, from June 2025, through on or about August 2025, Felix Ebdiel Muñiz- Rivera, did knowingly employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, and coerce two five year old female minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct, and the visual depiction was produced and transmitted using materials that have been mailed, shipped, and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, that is, a cellular phone device. From June 2025, through on or about August 2025, the defendant possessed images of child pornography.

Felix Ebdiel Muñiz- Rivera is facing two counts of production of child exploitation material and one count for possession of child exploitation material.

The defendant had his initial court appearance on August 29, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Giselle López-Soler of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The detention/bail hearing is scheduled for September 4, 2025, at 11:00 AM. If convicted for the charges of sexual exploitation of children the defendant faces no less than 15 years up to 30 years in prison; and for possession of child exploitation material, he faces up to 10 years in prison; all counts followed by a term of supervised release of no less than 5 years up to life. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

"We remain committed to identifying and pursuing individuals involved in child exploitation and will ensure they face justice for their criminal actions," stated W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. "The U.S. Attorney’s Office will relentlessly work to safeguard those most at risk by vigorously prosecuting anyone who targets our children."

"The production of Child Pornography is considered a violent crime because of its severity and the impact of these acts to the victims.” stated Rebecca C. González-Ramos, Special Agent in Charge from the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. “HSI has a strong commitment with our children, to protect them, but most importantly to give them the right tools to avoid and report these crimes. We need the community to join us in this fight, let’s protect our children together. Make a pledge to protect our minors at Know2Protect.gov”

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Elba Gorbea of the Child Exploitation and Immigration Unit prosecuted the case.

For more information about HSI’s efforts to protect children from sexual predators, visit https://www.ice.gov/about-ice/hsi/iguardian; and to denounce suspicious activities call 787-729-6969.

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

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