A citizen of Ecuador last residing in Stamford, was sentenced Thursday to 320 months of imprisonment for taking pictures of his repeated sexual abuse of a minor.
Servio Barros-Terreros, 58, was sentenced to 320 months of imprisonment for taking pictures of his repeated sexual abuse of a minor.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in December 2022, a minor female victim reported that, when she was nine and 10 years old, Barros-Terreros had sexually assaulted her multiple times. The victim reported that Barros-Terreros took sexually explicit pictures of her and threatened to publish the pictures and show them to the victim’s mother if the victim told anyone. Barros-Terreros also instructed the victim to undress during video calls he initiated with the victim, during which he also engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
On January 12, 2023, Stamford Police arrested Barros-Terreros on state sexual assault and risk of injury offenses, and seized Barros-Terreros’ iPhone. Analysis of the iPhone revealed sexually explicit images of the minor victim, and images of Barros-Terreros engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the minor victim.
Barros-Terreros has been detained since his arrest. On March 5, 2024, he pleaded guilty in federal court to production of child pornography.
Barros-Terreros faces immigration proceedings when he completes his prison term.
This matter was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Stamford Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings with the assistance of the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford-Norwalk.
Mr. Barros-Terreros was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny. The sentence was announced by Marc Silverman, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.