United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eden,
Minnesota, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was
sentenced on August 30, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District
Court.
Jimmy Custodio, age 41, was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in
federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and was ordered to
pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Custodio was one of nine men who were arrested and federally
indicted as a result of an undercover sex trafficking operation conducted
during the 2017 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, targeting persons willing to pay to
have sex with underage girls or boys obtained through the Internet. The conviction stemmed from Custodio
communicating with someone he believed to be a minor for the purpose of
engaging in sexual acts, and requesting that the minor send pornographic images
to Custodio.
The undercover operation and arrests were a joint effort
between the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Department of
Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Rapid City Police
Department, and the Pennington County Sheriff’s office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Collins
prosecuted the case.
Custodio was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S.
Marshals Service.
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