SAN FRANCISCO -Roland Aujero was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Susan Illston, Senior U.S. District Judge.
Aujero, 49, formerly of San Francisco, pleaded guilty to the charge on Nov. 30, 2018. According to his plea agreement, for the past several years, Aujero worked as a substitute teacher in San Francisco, South San Francisco, Mill Valley, San Rafael, and San Diego. As of April 26, 2017, he possessed approximately 20 videos and more than 300 photographic images depicting child pornography. Further, Aujero used messenger services to engage in chats with juveniles as young as 8 years old; Aujero admitted he has requested to meet juveniles during the chats.
On June 5, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted Aujero charging him with one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). Aujero pleaded guilty to the charge.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Illston sentenced Aujero to a 5-year term of supervised release. He has been remanded into custody since entering his guilty plea and will begin serving his sentence immediately.
Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan U. Lee is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Kimberly Richardson and Hector Lopez. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the San Francisco Police Department’s Special Victims Unit.
The guardians of all known victims in this case have been contacted. If you have additional information about this case or other suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children, please report the information to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
