Soccer Coach Camilo Campos-Hurtado Gets 30 Years for 4 Child Exploitation Counts
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Soccer Coach Camilo Campos-Hurtado Gets 30 Years for 4 Child Exploitation Counts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Summary
30 years in prison was imposed on Camilo Campos-Hurtado, a Mexican citizen living in Tennessee, after he pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of receiving child sexual abuse material.
Prosecutors said he repeatedly used alcohol and drugs to assault children while working as a soccer coach; they had sought a 50-year sentence at a July 2 hearing.
The case began in 2023 after explicit videos were found on a cell phone he left at a Franklin business, leading police to devices with child sexual abuse material and counterfeit immigration and ID documents.
Federal investigators said the convicted conduct spanned 2017 to 2021, while forensic analysis indicated he had been producing abuse material since at least Jan. 13, 2013.
DHS said Campos-Hurtado was in the U.S. illegally and will be removed if released, though authorities said it remains unclear when he entered the country.
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