California ONLINE CHILD PREDATORS 2010: Pete Andre Flores, 24, of Thornton, Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges

On March 15th, 2012, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Pete Andre Flores, 24, of Thornton, was sentenced by United States District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. to six years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possessing child pornography.

US Att. Ben Wagner

According to court documents, on February 6th, 2010, an undercover LE Officer from New Hampshire was invited by Flores to use a peer-to-peer file-sharing program. The officer downloaded approximately 200 files depicting child pornography directly from Flores. On February 16th, 2010, a Sacramento FBI agent downloaded 20 files from Flores that depicted child pornography.
  
On February 18th, 2010, a federal search warrant was executed at Flores’s residence, and more than 27.300 images of child pornography were found on a Acer laptop computer belonging to Flores.

USDJ Morrison England

This case was the result of an investigation by the FBI, Sacramento Division, Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force on Internet Crimes Against Children, and the Keene Police Department in New Hampshire. Assistant United States Attorneys Michelle Prince and Ellen Endrizzi prosecuted the case.