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STX Man Gets 57 Months for Possession of Child Porn

Antonio Sanes-Carmona, 45 of St. Croix, was sentenced Wednesday to 57 months in prison, five years of supervised release and a fine of $1,000 for possession of child pornography, acting U.S. Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced.

District Court Chief Judge Wilma A. Lewis also ordered Sanes-Carmona to pay a $100 special assessment.

Sanes-Carmona pleaded guilty on Dec. 21 to one count of possession of child pornography. According to the plea agreement filed in court, Sanes-Carmona admitted to possessing images that showed minor males and females engaged in sexually explicit conduct with adults and other minors.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rhonda Williams-Henry.

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