Civilian Employee Pleads Guilty, Sexually Abusing Children Wednesday, Share Facebook — Former Army Civilian Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Children | United States Justice Department.
Santos was later arrested in Hawaii by Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) special agents.As part of his plea deal, Santos carries a maximum potential punishment of 15 years in prison, lifetime supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Perez of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “His guilty plea should serve as a warning to anyone who would harm children — even overseas — as long as the Criminal Division has jurisdiction, we will hold you accountable. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Attorney Eric Grant for the Eastern District of California.
A federal district court judge will determine any prison term after considering the U.S. The abuse and exploitation of children is intolerable, and we will aggressively investigate and prosecute those who engage in such deplorable conduct.”“As this guilty plea demonstrates, those who exploit and abuse children, whether at home or abroad, will be held accountable,” said U.S. Armed Forces outside of the United States.“The defendant engaged in the repeated sexual abuse of two young children over several years while he was employed as a civilian with the U.S. announcement Former Army Civilian
Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Children Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A California man entered a guilty plea yesterday to sexually abusing two minors under the age of 16 while he was employed by the U.S. “This case is an example of the work our special agents do every day to protect the Soldiers and civilian employees of the Department of the Army and their families.”court filings state, Thelmo Meneses Santos Jr., 60, of Merced, California, sexually abused two children multiple times between 2015