Date: 03-26-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Lewis Ismael Blandon

Case Number: 1:21-cr-00428

Judge: Matthew J. Maddox

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Baltimore

Defendant's Attorney: Joseph A. Balter - 410-375-7082

Description:

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of Several Minors.

Sex Offender Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Several Minors

Lewis Ismael Blandon, age 37, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce a visual depiction of the sexual conduct. Judge Maddox also ordered that, upon his release from prison, Blandon must continue to register as a sex offender in the places where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”).

According to his guilty plea between 2002 through 2006, Blandon sexually abused a minor victim who was 12 years old at the time the abuse began. Blandon coerced and enticed the victim to engage in the sexual conduct by using cell phone calls to arrange visits and using the chat feature on video games. In addition, between 2020 and 2021, Blandon used several different online accounts with social media companies to exploit his victims. Using a variety of aliases and handles on these platforms, Blandon communicated with several minor males, coercing and enticing them to produce sexually explicit images. Blandon admitted that he also sent images of his own genitalia to the minor males in order to cause them to reciprocate. Finally, Blandon also distributed commercially available child pornography on a messaging application to another user.


United States Attorney Erek L. Barron commended the FBI and Maryland State Police for their work in the investigation. Mr. Barron thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Elizabeth McGuinn, who is prosecuting the federal case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 19 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release

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