Crime & Safety
Danbury Man Admits Recording His Sexual Abuse of Minor Victim: Feds
A 33-year-old Danbury man has pleaded guilty to production of child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum jail term of 15 years.
DANBURY, CT — A 33-year-old Danbury man has pleaded guilty to production of child pornography.
Enrique Paulo Pucha-Jimenez made the plea Thursday in Hartford Federal Court, according to a news release from the Connecticut District Attorney's Office.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
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On multiple occasions between November 2020 and August 2023, Pucha-Jimenez sexually abused a minor girl, who was between the approximate ages of nine and 12, and used his cell phone to take photographs and videos of his sexual abuse of the victim, according to the D.A.'s statement.
On Aug. 16, 2023, Danbury Police arrested Pucha-Jimenez on state sexual assault and risk of injury offenses. He has been detained since his arrest.
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Pucha-Jimenez is scheduled to be sentenced in New Haven on Oct. 24, at which time he faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 30 years.
Pucha-Jimenez’s state charges are pending.
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