On June 23, 2025, Eric Jonuel Collazo-Colón was sentenced to 135 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Camille Vélez-Rivé. Following his prison term, he will face 15 years of supervised release for charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Collazo-Colón, aged 34 and from Orocovis, Puerto Rico, was indicted on August 1, 2024, and pleaded guilty on March 24, 2025.
Court documents reveal that between October 2023 and June 2024, Collazo-Colón used various digital platforms to persuade a female minor aged between 14 and 15 to engage in sexual activities and produce explicit content. This conduct is prosecutable under both U.S. and Puerto Rican law.
W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, stated: “Our dedicated team of prosecutors, victim witness coordinators, and support personnel will continue to work with our equally dedicated law enforcement partners to combat child exploitation and to bring these offenders to justice.”
Rebecca González-Ramos from Homeland Security Investigations San Juan emphasized the gravity of the crime: “This sentence brings to justice a teacher who abused his position of public trust to sexually exploit our most vulnerable, our children. Let this case serve as a warning to all individuals in positions of authority: the consequences are severe, and the repercussions are real."
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant US Attorney Jenifer Y. Hernández-Vega prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood. This initiative aims to combat child sexual exploitation nationwide by leveraging federal resources for prosecution and victim rescue.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.
