From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A Jefferson County man was sentenced on Tuesday, September 13, to 54 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of children
According to the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), 29-year-old Cristian Tereso Olivera Ramirez was sentenced to 648 months in prison for production of child pornography, followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Ramirez pleaded guilty to three counts of production of child pornography in May 2022.
The plea agreement states that “Ramirez orally and anally sodomized two eight-year-old boys on numerous occasions and filmed some of those sexual acts. At the time of his arrest, he had been sexually abusing boys for over a year. Ramirez admitted to having sex with both boys as well as other minor boys but blamed the victims – telling law enforcement he abused the boys at their request.”
“This defendant’s crimes are monstrous,” U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona said. “No punishment our justice system can provide is proportionate to the evil perpetrated by the defendant. This sentence rightfully reflects the severity of this case and will remove the defendant from civil society for more than half a century. Law enforcement partners will continue to work diligently to prevent crimes against children, and our prosecutors will doggedly prosecute anyone who commits these horrific crimes.”
This conviction will require Ramirez to register as a sex offender in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
“Those who harm helpless children are the most heinous of criminals. Then, to have the audacity to blame the children for these monstrous acts is despicable,” SAC Patrick Davis said. “These defendants must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. The U.S. Secret Service will continue to use all resources available to pursue, arrest, and convict those who prey on the innocence of a child.”
The United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force and the Hueytown Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel McBrayer and R. Leann White prosecuted the case.
