LA Man Facing Federal Charges Involving Child Sexual Abuse Material

LOS ANGELES, CA — A registered sex offender from Los Angeles has been charged with producing and distributing child sexual abuse material, officials announced Thursday.

Andrew Patrick Dominguez, 37, of the Elysian Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles, was charged with two counts of production of child pornography, one count of attempted production of child pornography, two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of committing a felony offense involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

If convicted, Dominguez faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.

According to documents filed in Los Angeles federal court, Dominguez attempted to entice three minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purposes of producing a visual depiction of such conduct in 2013, 2014 and 2023. He also allegedly distributed child sexual abuse videos of a minor and used a facility of interstate commerce to entice minors to engage in sexual acts, the DOJ said.

Dominguez is currently jailed in Colorado, charged in a separate state court criminal case with racketeering, attempted pimping, criminal impersonation, extortion and tampering with a victim or witness, prosecutors said Thursday.

It was not immediately known when Dominguez would be brought to Los Angeles for trial.