John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMON GOMEZ, also known as “B.I.," 41, of Uncasville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor and heroin distribution offenses.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in the early morning hours of May 29, 2016, members of the Groton Police Department and emergency services personnel responded to a Groton motel room on the report of a suspected drug overdose. The victim, a 17-year-old female, was administered two doses of Narcan, which were deemed unsuccessful, before she was transported to the hospital and died later that morning.
The investigation revealed that GOMEZ, who knew the victim was under the age of 18, brought the victim to the motel to engage in prostitution, where the victim stayed with Adele Bouthillier, who also was engaged in prostitution. On the morning of May 28, 2016, GOMEZ sold a quantity of heroin to Bouthillier who then gave it to the victim.
GOMEZ has been detained since his arrest on June 1, 2016. On Nov. 17, 2016, he pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking of a minor, and one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.
Bouthillier pleaded guilty to the same charges and, on Oct. 17, 2017, was sentenced to 43 months of imprisonment.
On Sept. 20, 2017, Nestor Santana, also known as “Beans," of New London, pleaded guilty to a heroin distribution offense stemming from this investigation. Santana supplied GOMEZ with the heroin that subsequently caused the death of the victim. He is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow at 10 a.m.
The matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.
This investigation has been conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the Town of Groton Police Department and the Regional Community Enhancement Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
