Orlando Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Receiving And Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images

Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Lucio Daza Marquez (73, Orlando) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for possession and receipt of child sex abuse material. Marquez entered a guilty plea on June 18, 2024.

According to court documents, an undercover FBI agent discovered an Internet Protocol (IP) address that was sharing files containing child sex abuse material. The IP address was traced to Marquez. During the execution of a search warrant at Marquez's residence, FBI agents located multiple files depicting the sexual abuse of children on Marquez's laptop and external hard drives. During an interview with the FBI agents, Marquez admitted to downloading child sex abuse material. Marquez further told the agents that he had been viewing child sex abuse material for nearly 10 years, and that he preferred young girls approximately 12 years old. He also admitted to viewing videos involving much younger children being sexually abused, including infants.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Noah P. Dorman.

This is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.