PHOENIX — A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in a child exploitation case.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, last week Henry Salome Ramos, 38, was sentenced to serve 120 months following his guilty plea to the charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. When he's released, Ramos will also be placed on a lifetime supervised release.
The news release said the investigation into Ramos began in March 2020. U.S. Border Agents encountered a man identified as Robert Allen Yost, who was smuggling undocumented non-citizens. When agents searched Yost’s phone, they found he had exchanged child exploitation content with Ramos. Investigators also discovered Yost reportedly offered Ramos methamphetamine in exchange for sexual access to a child.
The release said, “the intended sexual activity with the child did not take place due to intervening circumstances.”
Yost has since been sentenced to serve 188 months in federal prison for his part in the child exploitation case.
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