Spokane, Washington – First Assistant United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on August 26, 2026, Andrea Lee Campos-Hernandez, age 26, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice also imposed a 10-year term of supervised release to follow the prison term, as well as imposing a $10,000 special assessment pursuant to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act (AVAA), and a $5,000 special assessment pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.According to court documents, Campos-Hernandez pleaded guilty to producing child pornography in connection with her sexual abuse of a 13-year old boy from February 2021 to July 2022. Campos-Hernandez took pictures and recorded video of the two of them engaged in sexual intercourse and sent the minor victim pictures of herself partially nude and in underwear. In an emotional statement to the Court, the mother of the victim told Judge Rice, “One of the most painful memories I carry is hearing my son cry alone in his room in the middle of the night. I did not know what was going through his mind or how deeply he was hurting because he could not bring himself to talk about it.”“Today I am speaking because you no longer get to control my voice,” the victim said at sentencing to Campos-Hernandez. “You took away parts of my childhood that I will never get back.” The victim’s sister asked the Court for a sentence that “sends a clear message that every child deserves the same protection, compassion, and justice, regardless of the gender of the victim or offender.”“The sentence imposed in this case sends a clear message to anyone seeking to harm the children of our community,” said Serrano. “As a teacher, every family entrusted their children to Ms. Campos-Hernandez. Her violation of that sacred trust extended by each family and each student places her victimization on another level. Although not seen as often, female sexual offenders exist, and justice demands they be treated the same as their male counterparts.”"As children return to school, we are especially reminded what a consequential role teachers play in the lives of students,” said W. Mike Herrington, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Seattle field office. “Andrea Lee Campos-Hernandez violated her responsibility to protect and enrich this young person by taking advantage of both her position of trust and a family friendship to inflict lasting harm on a child. I commend the courage of the victim who stepped forward to tell his story, as well as the investigators and prosecutors who hold child predators like Ms. Campos-Hernandez accountable."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. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, 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 https://www.justice.gov/psc. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Warden Police Department. The Grant County Prosecutor’s Office prosecuted Campos-Hernandez on the related state crimes, eventually participating in a global resolution of both the state and federal charges. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ann T. Wick.2:24-cr-00082-TOR
Source: U.S. Department of Justice