Tampa Republic

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Lucio Daza Marquez, 73, of Orlando, has pleaded guilty to possession and receipt of child sex abuse material. Marquez faces a minimum mandatory penalty of five years and up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

According to court documents, an undercover FBI agent discovered an Internet Protocol (IP) address sharing files containing child sex abuse material. The IP address was traced to Marquez. During the execution of a search warrant at Marquez’s residence, FBI agents located multiple files depicting the sexual abuse of children on Marquez’s laptop and external hard drives. During an interview with the FBI, Marquez admitted to downloading child sex abuse material. He further told the FBI that he had been viewing such material for nearly ten years and preferred young girls approximately 12 years old. He also admitted to viewing videos involving much younger children being sexually abused, including infants.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Noah P. Dorman.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.