(KNX 1070) -- A Texas couple was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to filming themselves sexually abusing 25 children, including an infant.
Christopher Almaguer and his wife, Sarah Rashelle Almaguer, both 27, pleaded guilty in October to sexual exploitation of children and production for child pornography. The two were sentenced to the maximum term.
“To me, this is the most significant case we’ve prosecuted since I became U.S. Attorney,” U.S. Attorney Bash said in a statement. “The Almaguer's were serial child abusers. They abused 25 children that we know about—children from the neighborhood, children from church, children they babysat. The youngest victim was an infant. And the nature of the abuse was unimaginable. They also made videos of the children’s torture and shared them. These are two of the most wicked criminals in Texas history.”
Christopher Almaguer’s brother, Paul Perez, Jr., 25, of Killeen, Texas, to 20 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. In September 25, 2018, Perez pleaded guilty to two counts of receipt of child pornography. Perez admitted to receiving images and videos from the Almaguer's which depicted the sexual abuse of children.
In addition to their sentence, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright ordered the Almaguers and Perez to be put on supervised release for the rest of their lives upon completion of the lengthy prison terms. They were also each ordered to pay $10,000 to a victims compensation fund, the Department of Justice announced.