A pastor in Long Island is confronted with a maximum of three decades in prison for possession of sexually explicit images and videos of young boys with whom he talked online – a crime federal prosecutors sentenced “unspeakable.”
Jose Saez, Jr., 29, argued on Tuesday guilty in the central Islip Federal Court for sexual exploitation of a child for asking the pathogenic content on a coded reporting service where he had obscene conversations with minors, According to the office of the American lawyers for the eastern district of New York.
Public Prosecutors said that the chattered spiritual also had graphic conversations with an undercover agent in August 2023, who admitted to sexually abuse a baby and to look for younger victims in ‘church’.
SAEZ – A pastor in Iglesia Cristiana Alumbrando El Camino Church in Brentwood – told the operation that his “Sweet Spot” children between the ages of 11 and 15 molested, said prosecutors.
“The sexual exploitation of the suspect of minors, both personally and online, is terrible, and he is now confronted with at least 15 years in prison for his unspeakable crimes,” said United States of the United States John J. Durham in a statement.
“The fact that he held a position of trust and responsibility as a pastor of a local church makes his behavior even more reprehensible. Protecting vulnerable children against predators such as this suspect will always be a priority of this office. “
The father of three was arrested on September 28, 2023 after the Long Island Child -Uitgebing Task Force of the FBI received an online tip that the pastor was sexually active with children.
Researchers discovered 15 disturbing videos in a saved conversation on Telegram of the PERV’s telephone while performing a search order in his house in Brentwood, according to the criminal complaint.
One video included a 16-year-old boy who carried out sexual acts, the complaint said.
Saez told officers when he knew that the minor was a high school student and the boy had asked him to send him the videos – which he saved and was sent to at least 10 people.
He also admitted that he had had a similar behavior with several other minors, who said officers: “I’m sorry I can’t stop,” said the complaint.
At the time of his arrest, the FBI believed that the disturbed preacher began to focus on young boys in 2000 and contacted his victims with the help of Snapchat, Telegram and Kik – a platform where he occurred as a woman of different ages, According to the New York Division of the FBI.
SAEZ is confronted with a maximum of 30 years in prison when he was convicted on 3 September, the prosecutors said.
“The suspect not only admitted that he sexually abused young children, but also discussed his church and his congregants as goals of extra abuse,” said FBI acting assistant director who was in charge, Leslie Backschies.
“His persistent exploitation of children – personal and online – is clear, and this plea is a step forward on the road to court for his victims. Children are among the most vulnerable in our communities, and the FBI will stop nothing to ensure that they are protected and the samples that would damage them are put behind bars. “
The lawyer of the pastor did not immediately respond to the post for comment.
