SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Toa Baja, Puerto Rico man, who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, was sentenced here Friday to two years in prison followed by five years of supervised release as a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

David Ortiz-Reyes, 34, was arrested for being in possession of child pornography in May 2006 after an ICE investigation revealed that his computer and electronic storage media devices contained child pornography. He subsequently pleaded guilty to the possession of child pornography in Oct. 2006.

"This sentencing, the second in our jurisdiction in less than two weeks, should send a clear message that ICE will not tolerate child exploitation," said Manuel Oyola Torres, special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Puerto Rico. "We will continue using all of our resources to identify those who possess, produce and distribute child pornography, and we will not rest until we bring them to justice."

Ortiz-Reyes' arrest was part of Operation Predator, a comprehensive ICE initiative aimed at those who prey on children, including human traffickers, international sex tourists, Internet pornographers, and foreign national predators whose crimes make them deportable. Since the initiative was launched in July of 2003, there have been more than 9,200 individuals arrested nationwide.

Additional information about Operation Predator is available on the Web at http://www.ice.gov. ICE encourages the reporting of suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free hotline at 1-866-DHS-2ICE. This hotline is staffed around the clock by investigators. Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, at 1-800-843-5678 or http://www.cybertipline.com.

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