A 28-year-old Geneva man pleaded guilty Monday to possessing child pornography and faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in federal prison.
Rafael Arroyo-Ubiles entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Meredith Vacca, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York announced.
The charge carries a maximum prison term of 20 years, a lifetime period of supervised release and a $250,000 fine, prosecutors said.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 30, 2027, at 10 a.m. before Vacca.
Investigators first encountered Arroyo-Ubiles in January during an investigation into narcotics sales in Geneva, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Geneva police executed multiple search warrants related to drug sales, including one that recovered an online account belonging to him.
While searching that account for evidence of narcotics activity, investigators found videos depicting Arroyo-Ubiles sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl in his care, prosecutors said.
Geneva police and the FBI investigated the case, under Police Chief Ronald Eveland and FBI Special Agent in Charge Allen Davis II.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Rossi is prosecuting the case, which U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced.
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