United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced Friday, March 20, that Winston Colon Correa, 34, of The Bronx was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing minors and possessing child pornography. He said Colon Correa’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Jennifer H. Rearden, who also presided over the guilty plea.

 

“Winston Colon Correa preyed on children by pressuring them to record and send videos of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct,” said Clayton. “On at least two occasions, he even met with one of his child victims and pressured her to have sex, which Colon Correa recorded.  New Yorkers want those who engage in such heinous conduct off our streets. This Office, and our law enforcement partners, will pursue every lead and use every tool to rid our communities of those who sexually exploit our children. The message to predators from our Office is clear: there is no place for you in New York other than prison.”

 

According to the allegations in the information, public filings, and statements made in public court proceedings, beginning in at least 2022, Colon Correa engaged in sexually explicit text message conversations with numerous minor girls he met online, during which he induced the production of child pornography of at least Minor Victim-1, Minor Victim-2, Minor Victim-3, and Minor Victim-4.

 

Law enforcement’s review of Colon Correa’s electronic devices revealed that for multiple years, he engaged in sexually explicit text message conversations with many other unidentified individuals believed to also be minor girls. Colon Correa committed these crimes despite knowing that he was communicating with minors.

 

In fact, many of the minors made clear to Colon Correa that they were underage e.g., that they were in school, that they lived at home with their parents, and in multiple cases, their actual ages. On at least two occasions, Colon Correa falsely represented to minor girls that he was only 17 years old. In addition, he met in person on at least two occasions with one identified victim, Minor Victim-4, during which he pressured Minor Victim-4 to perform oral sex and have sexual intercourse.

 

Thereafter, when he was confronted by law enforcement, Colon Correa falsely claimed that he had ceased contact with Minor Victim-4 after learning that she was a minor. In reality, he had exchanged sexually explicit messages with Minor Victim-4, and attempted to make plans to meet her again, just one day earlier.

 

Clayton said that anyone who believes they have information concerning the exploitation of children is urged to contact the FBI at 1-212-384-1000 or https://tips.fbi.gov/.

 

In addition to the prison term, Colon Correa was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release.

 

Clayton praised what he said was the outstanding work of the FBI and the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department in connection with the investigation. The prosecution was handled by the general crimes unit of the Office of United States Attorneys for the Southern District of New York. Assistant U.S. Attorney William C. Kinder led the prosecution.

 

As reported, another Bronx man, Carlos Rivas, 22, was charged with possession of child pornography in August 2025. He is presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

 

In September 2024, Bronx man Christian Brazoban, also known as “Bison,” 26, was sentenced on Sept. 25, 2024 at the federal courthouse in Central Islip by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 151 months in prison for distributing child pornography to three minor victims.  Brazoban pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2024.

 

In June 2024, as reported, Bronx daycare provider, Silfredo Castillo Martinez, then 32, who ran a daycare on Decatur Avenue in Norwood was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a child and for producing child pornography.

NEW YORK CITY Mayor Zohran Mamdani talks to Norwood News about safety in childcare facilities during a visit to the early childhood center located on the campus of Bronx Community College in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Friday, March 6, 2026 in the context of his administration’s roll-out of a 2K childcare program later this year in certain designated areas of the City. Video by Síle Moloney

On Friday, March 6, Norwood News spoke to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani about child protection and safety in the context of the roll-out of 2K free childcare in School District 10 later this fall. Watch and read more here.