Former commissioner of police sentenced to 10 years
Published:Friday | November 22, 2013 | 12:00 AM
SAN JUAN (CMC):
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says the former commissioner of the San Juan, Puerto Rico Police Department has been sentenced to 10 years in jail followed by 15 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography.
On Wednesday, ICE said its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force, conducted the investigation that led to the arrest, the guilty plea, and subsequent sentencing of the former commissioner.
On December 8, 2011, Hilton Cordero-Rosario, 52, was arrested by HSI special agents on production and possession of child pornography charges.
21-count indictment
According to the 21-count indictment, Cordero-Rosario had digital images and video files of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
He pleaded guilty on February 1 to count 21 of the indictment, possession of child pornography, by signing a plea agreement that requires a 10-year prison sentence, ICE said.