CHILD PORN Alexus Camero Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Distributing Child Pornography
Defendant Expressed a Desire to Sexually Abuse Children
Disposition
18:2252 (a)(2); ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO; Distribution of Child Pornography
(1) Defendant committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 84 months, with credit for time served. The Defendant is further sentenced to serve a term of supervised release of 15 years and to pay a $100 special assessment.
Highest Offense Level (Opening)
Felony
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alexus Camero, 27, of 465 M Street SW, Washington, D.C., was sentenced on July 11, 2023, to 84 months in prison for the distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Special Agent in Charge Emily Odom, and Interim Chief Ashan Benedict, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Camero pleaded guilty on February 14, 2023.
According to court documents, in August of 2021, Camero met an individual online whom he believed was the father of a nine-year-old boy. In reality, this individual was a law enforcement officer acting in an undercover capacity. Camero exchanged several messages with the undercover officer, and he expressed an interest in sexually abusing the child. At one point during this online chat, Camero asked the undercover officer if he and a friend could borrow the child for a night.
Throughout the course of this exchange, prosecutors report that Camero sent the undercover two videos depicting the sexual abuse of very young children.
On November 30, 2021, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Camero’s residence. When interviewed by law enforcement, the defendant admitted to chatting with the undercover and distributing videos that depicted the sexual abuse of young boys. The defendant also admitted that he had additional videos depicting child pornography saved on his cell phone. Law enforcement recovered Camero’s cellular telephone and found several images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Caution: graphic descriptions of crimes
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children confirmed that some of the children depicted in these images have been identified and rescued by law enforcement.
Prosecutor Memo to Deny Pretrial Release of Alexus Camero
Following his prison term, Camero will be placed on supervised release for 15 years and must register as a sex offender for a period of 25 years. He will be ordered to pay restitution to the minor victims who are depicted in the child sex abuse images and videos that he distributed and possessed. In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Graves, Acting SAC Odom, and Interim Chief Benedict commended the work of the agents and detectives who investigated the case. They also acknowledged the work of Assistant U.S, Attorneys Amy Larson and Rachel Forman who investigated and prosecuted the case.
