Luis Santos Perez, 34, of Las Vegas, was sentenced to 144 months in prison for distributing child pornography. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., as announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Santos Perez, who also went by the name “chillbill,” pleaded guilty on February 20, 2025, before Judge Beryl A. Howell to one count of distribution of child pornography. In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release and pay $42,000 in restitution to victims.
FBI Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox of the Washington Field Office joined in the announcement.
According to authorities, an undercover FBI agent with the Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force monitored an online chat room known for sharing videos involving minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Santos Perez was identified as both a participant and administrator in this group. He posted several clips depicting pre-pubescent children and required others to do the same or face removal from the chatroom.
“This defendant was both an administrator and participant on a mobile app called KIK where child sexual abuse images were exchanged,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “In his role as administrator, he required younger and younger images, including infants, in order to remain in his group. Twelve years is not enough which is why the judge ordered him to serve an additional 10 years supervised release.”
Law enforcement arrested Santos Perez on May 13, 2024, in Las Vegas and seized multiple digital devices from him. During questioning, he admitted sending and receiving child pornography through two online groups and acknowledged that his devices contained such material.
Investigators recovered more than 2,000 images of child sexual abuse from his digital devices.
The case was investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. This task force includes federal agents and detectives from northern Virginia and the District of Columbia who focus on investigating exploitation of children and human trafficking cases.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Shinskie prosecuted the case for the District of Columbia.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched nationwide in February 2006—aimed at protecting children from online exploitation by coordinating federal, state, and local resources to locate offenders and rescue victims. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
