Former Stamford Resident Sentenced For Recording Sexual Abuse Of Minor: Feds

STAMFORD, CT — A former Stamford resident was sentenced Thursday to over 26 years in prison for taking photos of his repeated sexual abuse of a minor, according to a news release from Marc H. Silverman, acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Servio Barros-Terreros, 58, a citizen of Ecuador who last resided in Stamford, faces immigration proceedings upon the completion of his prison term. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in December 2022, a minor female victim reported that when she was 9 and 10 years old, Barros-Terreros had sexually assaulted her multiple times, Silverman said in a news release.

The victim reported that Barros-Terreros took sexually explicit pictures of her and threatened to publish the pictures and show them to the victim’s mother if the victim told anyone, Silverman added, noting that Barros-Terreros also instructed the victim to undress during video calls he initiated with the victim, during which he also engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

On Jan. 12, 2023, Stamford Police arrested Barros-Terreros on state sexual assault and risk of injury offenses, and seized Barros-Terreros’ iPhone.

An analysis of the iPhone found sexually explicit images of the minor victim, and images of Barros-Terreros engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the minor victim, Silverman said.

Barros-Terreros has been detained since his arrest. On March 5, 2024, he pleaded guilty in federal court to production of child pornography.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Stamford Police Department, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings with the assistance of the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford-Norwalk.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.

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