D.C. Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison in Child Sexual Abuse Material Case
Angel Anthony Rios, 29, of Washington, in the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced the sentence on November 9; the sentencing took place on November 6 in U.S. District Court.
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell imposed the sentence. Rios pleaded guilty on August 14, 2026, to one count of possession of child pornography. He was also ordered to serve six years of supervised release after imprisonment.
According to court documents, beginning on December 18, 2025, Rios exchanged messages with another user on social media and revealed a sexual interest in children. He then distributed videos depicting the abuse of a three-year-old boy. Law enforcement arrested Rios on January 23, 2026.
The case was investigated by the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Janani Iyengar. It was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, the Department of Justice initiative that marshals federal, state and local resources to prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet and to identify and rescue victims.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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