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Level 3 Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography on TikTok

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Published on October 12, 2023
Level 3 Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography on TikTokSource: U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Hector Acevedo, a Level 3 sex offender, pled guilty on October 11, 2023, to receiving child pornography from a minor he solicited over TikTok

According to the Department of Justice, Acevedo solicited a minor on TikTok and coerced the victim into sexual conduct via video chat.

Having previously been convicted for multiple sexual exploitation offenses, Acevedo could face a prison term of 15 to 40 years for his latest offense.