Buffalo man going to prison for receipt of child pornography

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Odilio A. Gonzalez, 30, of Kenmore, NY, who was convicted of receipt of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison, 10 years supervised release, and ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution to the victims, by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who handled the case, stated that between July 8 and August 2020, Gonzalez engaged in sexual communications with an 11-year-old minor female (Victim) using Instagram. During these communications, Gonzalez persuaded the Victim to create sexually explicit images and videos of herself and send them to him. Gonzalez also received child pornography using the internet, which he saved on his cellular telephone, and in social media accounts. In total, 30 images and 89 videos of child pornography were recovered. Some of the images and videos contained depictions of violence against children.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera and the Tonawanda Police Department, under the direction of Chief James Stauffiger.

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