A Bronx man has been charged in federal court with the sexual exploitation of a child and the recept and possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

 

Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Tuesday, April 16, the unsealing of a complaint charging Winston Colon Correa with sexual exploitation of a child, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography.  Colon Correa was arrested earlier on Tuesday morning and is being presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker later today.

 

Williams said in the context of the arrest, “As alleged, Winston Colon Correa repeatedly sought out minor girls — some as young as 12 years old — to engage in sexually explicit conversations and convince them to send pornographic videos of themselves. Colon Correa allegedly knew that his victims were minors, and to earn their trust, he lied to them about his own age. This Office will relentlessly pursue predators who sexually exploit children, whether online or in person.”

 

As alleged in the complaint, since at least on or about May 28, 2022, Colon Correa, a 31-year-old male, engaged in sexually explicit text message conversations with numerous minor girls. In the course of these conversations, he induced the production of child pornography, received child pornography, and possessed child pornography, including videos of minor girls engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

 

Law enforcement’s review of a cellphone seized from Colon Correa revealed sexually explicit text messages between him and over 15 individuals approximately who are believed to be minor girls and over around 20 files believed to contain child pornography. Prosecutors said Colon Correa engaged in the conduct despite having reason to know and knowing that he was communicating with minors. They said on multiple occasions, he falsely represented to minor girls that he was only 17 years old.

 

Anyone with information concerning Colon Correa, or whose child may have had any communications with him, are asked to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or https://tips.fbi.gov.

 

Norwood News also recently reported on the guilty plea of Silfredo Castillo Martinez, former owner of a Bronx daycare center located on Decatur Avenue in Norwood, just off East Gun Hill Road to the sexual exploitation of a child and production of child pornography at the daycare center from in or about July 2015 through in or about at least May 3, 2022.