Morocco Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison

HAMMOND – Seth Alonzo, 20 years old, of Morocco, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Alonzo was sentenced to 144 months in prison, 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution to the victims of his crimes. 

According to documents in the case, on April 16, 2023, and other dates, Alonzo distributed child sexual abuse material (CSAM) through social media. A subsequent search warrant of Alonzo’s home and electronic devices revealed there were approximately 114 images and 90 videos of CSAM in his possession as well. 

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Indiana State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Thomas M. McGrath and Nadia Wardrip.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood 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.justice.gov/psc.