Bronx Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today the arrest of CARLOS RIVAS in connection with the unsealing of a Complaint charging RIVAS with possessing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography that depict pre-pubescent children engaging in sexually explicit conduct.  RIVAS was arrested yesterday and presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger.

“As alleged, Carlos Rivas possessed hundreds of images and videos of child pornography while working at a Bronx school,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.  “Child pornography has no place anywhere in our society, particularly anywhere connected to a school.  Our devoted prosecutors and partners will unrelentingly fight this scourge.”

According to the allegations contained in the Complaint:^[1]

In the summer of 2024, RIVAS worked at a school in the Bronx, New York (“School-1”).

From at least in or about July 14, 2024, through in or about August 15, 2024, RIVAS possessed hundreds of images and videos constituting child pornography on his account with an electronic service provider’s file storage service.  Some of the child pornography was uploaded to RIVAS’s account from an Internet Protocol address associated with School-1.

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RIVAS, 22, of the Bronx, New York, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography, including images and videos of prepubescent minors and minors who had not attained 12 years of age, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

The statutory maximum sentence is prescribed by Congress and provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by a judge.

Mr. Clayton praised the efforts of Homeland Security Investigations.

The case is being handled by the Office’s General Crimes Unit.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Rita Maxwell is in charge of the prosecution.

The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.