Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has
pleaded guilty to promotion of child pornography that depicted children as young as 3 years
old being sexually abused.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant promoted disturbing videos of young
children—even toddlers—engaged in sexual acts. His actions are abhorrent and we will
continue to prosecute anyone who causes irreparable harm to children while hiding behind a
computer screen.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Raymond Fontanez, 43, of 175 Alexander
Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, pleaded guilty before Bronx Supreme
Court Justice Robert Neary to Promoting an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child. He will
be sentenced to two to six years on Sept. 20th, 2017
According to the investigation, a detective with the New York Police Department’s
Vice/Major Case Squad saw that an Internet Protocol (IP) address was offering to share ten
images and videos of child pornography. The address was traced to a computer in Fontanez’s
apartment. Detectives obtained a search warrant and retrieved Fontanez’s laptop, which
contained more than 500 videos and images of child pornography. The defendant did not
participate in the sexual acts depicted. He was indicted for 1020 counts of child pornography
promotion and possession in August 2016.
District Attorney Clark thanked the Vice/Major Case Squad as well as Detective Phil
Adaszewski and Detective Damon Gergar.
