LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Luis Angel Vicente Martir Gudiel, 27, of
Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan to 11 years
in federal prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release, U.S. Attorney
Nicholas A. Trutanich announced. Gudiel will be deported after serving his
sentence.
According to court documents, in 2016, Gudiel met a
14-year-old girl at church in Arizona and began a sexual relationship with her.
The relationship ended when the victim’s family and church members learned of
their relationship. In December 2017, Gudiel rekindled his sexual relationship
with the victim and they communicated with each other via Snapchat and
Facebook. From December 2017 to March 2018, Gudiel had sex with the victim more
than 50 times. On March 4, 2018, when the victim was 15 years old, Gudiel
picked her up from church and drove her home.After seeing the victim’s father
outside the home, Gudiel told the victim that they were running away together
and drove her to Las Vegas. When they arrived in Las Vegas, Gudiel received a
call from the Phoenix Police Department looking for the victim. Through a
collaborative effort between the Phoenix Police Department and the FBI, the
victim was found in Las Vegas and returned safely to her family. Gudiel was
arrested and officers obtained a search warrant for his cell phone. A forensic
review of that phone showed child pornography videos of the victim that Gudiel
had produced, transported, and possessed. Gudiel pleaded guilty in June 2019,
to transportation of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
This case was the product of an investigation by the FBI.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elham Roohani prosecuted the case.
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