On June 3, 2025, Elvin Jhohanie Molina-Rosado was sentenced to 25 years in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl M. Arias Marxuach for child exploitation charges involving a female minor. The sentence includes an additional 15 years of supervised release. Molina-Rosado, a 36-year-old from Corozal, Puerto Rico, was indicted on January 26, 2024, and pleaded guilty on February 14, 2025.
Court documents reveal that between February 2020 and April 2022, Molina-Rosado coerced a minor female aged between twelve and fourteen into engaging in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of creating visual depictions. These images were produced using his cellular devices. In April 2022, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force received information from the Police of Puerto Rico about the allegations against Molina-Rosado which led to his arrest and prosecution.
“This case demonstrates the resolve of the Department of Justice to prosecute those who exploit and victimize our children,” stated W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. He acknowledged the efforts of prosecutors and law enforcement partners in combating child exploitation.
Rebecca González-Ramos, HSI San Juan Special Agent in Charge remarked on the duty to protect children: “This case represents a violation of that duty...The exploitation of a child is abominable.” She emphasized that individuals involved in such acts will be pursued relentlessly.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau. Assistant United States Attorney Jenifer Y. Hernández-Vega prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation.
For more details about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.
