NYC Day Nursery Owner Filmed Sick Abuse Of Abuse In His Care

A day nursery owner filmed the sexual abuse of a child in his care and possessed tens of thousands of child porn images and videos, say prosecutors in America.

Silfredo A. Castillo Martinez, 33, from Bronx, New York City, USA, poses in undated photo. He was formally charged with sexual exploitation of a child and production, receipt, and distribution of child pornography on Friday, Mar. 10, 2023. (NYPD/Newsflash)

Sick Sifredo Castillo Martinez was charged with sexual exploitation of a child, receipt and distribution of child pornography, and possession of child pornography on 10th March.

Castillo Martinez, 33, allegedly committed the crimes while operating a licensed day care facility in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York State.

FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll told how he “enticed an 11-year-old child” who attended the day care “to engage in sexually explicit conduct and made recordings of the conduct”.

If convicted, he faces a maximum of life behind bars.

In a statement obtained by Newsflash, the United States Attorney’s Office – Southern District of New York said: “From in or about July 2015 through in or about at least May 3, 2022, CASTILLO MARTINEZ operated a licensed daycare facility for children at his residence in the Bronx, New York (the ‘Daycare Facility’).

“From at least in or about May 2018 through at least in or about July 2018, CASTILLO MARTINEZ induced an 11-year-old minor (‘Minor Victim-1’) who attended the Daycare Facility to engage in sexually explicit conduct at the Daycare Facility, and CASTILLO MARTINEZ recorded that conduct on his cellphone and camera.

“On or about May 3, 2022, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at CASTILLO MARTINEZ’s residence and seized several electronic devices belonging to CASTILLO MARTINEZ. Those devices contained, among other things, several images and a video containing child pornography depicting Minor Victim-1 and approximately 9,800 other images depicting child pornography.

“CASTILLO MARTINEZ…of the Bronx, New York, is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a child, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison; one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison; and one count of possession of child pornography, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.”