A sex offender who admitted to downloading videos of young girls being raped was given a 20-year prison sentence.
Mario Castaneda Jr., 40, pleaded guilty in February to two counts of child pornography. He originally faced five counts, but prosecutors dropped three counts in exchange for his guilty plea.
“Honestly, there is no excuse for what I did,” Castaneda said in court. “I know what I did was wrong. What I realize is that I need help and what I am asking for is help.”
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Prosecutors say Castaneda downloaded two videos showing young girls between the ages of 6 and 8 being raped. It’s not known if more images were found on Castaneda’s computer.
The Rapid City Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in September came across an IP address that was keeping and distributing child pornography.
A subpoena was issued for the IP address, which traced back to Castaneda’s Sioux Falls home.
Detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a warrant at Castaneda’s home in the 4800 block of South Louise Avenue, and two computers were seized.
“There is no dispute that your behavior is the worst of the worst there is,” Judge Robin Houwman said.
Castaneda was a registered sex offender at the time of his arrest. He was convicted of sodomy of a child under the age of 12 and indecent acts with a child in 2004 in Kentucky.
