FEDERAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST PENSACOLA REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER FOR OBSCENITY CRIMES DEPICTING CHILDRENArticle

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Jordan T. Quinones, 30, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on charges of possession of obscene material involving depictions of minors engaging in sexual activity. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges.The obscene materials allegedly possessed by Quinones derive from computer generated images as well as drawings.

The indictment also charges enhanced penalty provisions because Quinones is a registered sexual offender. If convicted, Quinones faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment.Quinones is scheduled for trial before United States District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida, on March 16, 2026.The case is being jointly investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David L. Goldberg.An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice and led by the U.S.

Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Divisions Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), it marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website.

For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.