Illegal immigrant soccer coach who used alcohol and drugs to sexually abuse kids learns fate
An illegal immigrant convicted of using alcohol and drugs to sexually exploit children while working as a soccer coach was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Camilo Campos-Hurtado, a Mexican citizen who was living in Franklin, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in June to four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of receiving child sexual abuse material, one count of using or possessing fraudulent immigration documents, and one count of possessing a stolen or unlawfully produced identification document.
Federal prosecutors requested a 50-year sentence during the July 2 hearing.
"This criminal illegal alien pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting children and child pornography charges after he repeatedly drugged and assaulted children while he was working as a soccer coach," said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "If he is ever released, ICE will immediately remove him from the country. He will never again harm another child in our country."
The investigation into Campos-Hurtado began in 2023 when someone discovered explicit videos on a cellphone he had left behind at a Franklin business.
The tipster reported the footage to the Franklin Police Department, according to the Justice Department .
During a subsequent search of Campos-Hurtado's home and vehicle, investigators found electronic devices containing child sexual abuse material, along with numerous counterfeit immigration and identification documents.
While the offenses related to his convictions occurred between 2017 and 2021, forensic analysis of his electronic devices determined that Campos-Hurtado had been producing child sexual abuse material since at least Jan. 13, 2013, federal prosecutors said.
It was not clear when he illegally entered the United States, DHS said.