Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A man from Santa Ana, California, has been sentenced in federal court for producing child pornography. Alejandro Gomez, 32, received a sentence of 180 months in prison and will be subject to lifetime supervised release. Upon completion of his sentence, Gomez must also register as a sex offender.
U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III handed down the sentence after evidence showed that Gomez used the internet to entice minor boys into sending him sexually explicit images and videos.
“Despite living more than a thousand miles away from the victims, the internet allowed Gomez to entice minor boys into sending him nude photos and videos,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “While we use the internet daily, child predators abuse the internet to gain access to children.”
FBI Oklahoma City Special Agent in Charge Doug Goodwater stated: “I commend the work of the FBI and our partners at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in securing justice for the victims in this case, and for ensuring this vile predator faces accountability. Together, we will continue to aggressively pursue those who exploit children for their own sick gratification.”
The investigation began when a 15-year-old victim and their parent reported concerns to law enforcement in June 2024. The minor had believed they were communicating with an adult woman online but was actually interacting with Gomez using two different social media identities. Court documents indicate that Gomez posed as an adult woman interested in minor boys.
Further investigation revealed that Gomez initially targeted a 16-year-old before contacting the younger victim. He groomed both minors by sharing sexual images while pretending to be someone else and persuaded them to share explicit content themselves. He also encouraged one victim to create a chatroom where other minors could be invited, leading him to further exploit additional victims over several months.
Authorities highlighted ongoing risks related to online enticement of children through social media or gaming platforms. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) operates a CyberTipline as a central reporting system for suspected child exploitation cases across the country.
Online offenders often gather publicly available information about potential victims—including school details or interests—and attempt to move conversations onto private messaging apps once initial contact is made.
In May 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the TAKEITDOWN Act, which requires certain online platforms to quickly remove sexually explicit images of minors whether authentic or computer-generated.
Gomez remains in custody awaiting transfer to federal prison facilities following his sentencing.
The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney George Jiang under Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation nationwide by coordinating resources among federal, state, and local agencies (https://www.justice.gov/psc).
For more information about Project Safe Childhood or reporting suspected exploitation through NCMEC’s CyberTipline, visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
