June 30, 2026 – FRESNO, CA – Boyce Isaiah Cervantez, 29, of Dinuba, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to 15 years and eight months in prison to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Judge Thurston also ordered Cervantez to pay $25,000 in restitution to three victims whose images he possessed.

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According to court documents, in March 2024 Cervantez received more than 600 images of children being sexually abused. Several of the images depicted prepubescent minors.

The Central California Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Gappa prosecuted the case.

This case was 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 those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about internet-safety education.

Source: DOJ Release