A California man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to 16 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child and transporting child pornography. Jacob Guerrero, 27, of Woodland, California, was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after his prison term. He pleaded guilty to one count of sexually exploiting a child in August 2024 and to transportation of child pornography in May 2025. Guerrero was initially arrested and charged by criminal complaint on April 14, 2022.
Leah B. Foley, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, commented on the sentencing: “A core tenet of the mission of the Department of Justice is to keep communities safe, especially children and other vulnerable members of society. Mr. Guerrero targeted young children by tracking their moves and then, even worse, violated one young girl’s privacy while she was in the safety of her own home, all for his own sexual gratification,” said Foley. “With our law enforcement partners, we will spare no effort in protecting kids from predators like Mr. Guerrero.”
Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division added: “Jacob Guerrero is a deeply disturbed and dangerous man who devised a twisted plan to prey upon children, specifically to abuse and exploit them,” said Docks. “With these hideous crimes, this predator has forfeited his right to walk among us and will be kept behind bars and away from children for quite some time. My sincere thanks to the Wrentham Police Department for their hard work and partnership on this case.”
According to prosecutors, Guerrero spent two weeks observing an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl at her home by taking notes about when she and her siblings would shower or change clothes. On March 17, 2021, he climbed onto a garage attached to her house and filmed her through her bedroom window as she changed clothes before bed.
Authorities found that Guerrero had tracked similar routines at several other homes where children lived in Massachusetts. Investigators also uncovered evidence that during summer 2019 in New Jersey he had secretly recorded minors as young as eight years old; he pleaded guilty to those offenses as well.
The investigation began after allegations surfaced that Guerrero disguised himself with a wig and women’s clothing while attempting to record minor females using pen cameras hidden on his shoes inside bathrooms and changing rooms at Wrentham Outlets.
Members of the public with questions or information regarding this case are encouraged to contact authorities at 617-748-3274.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Foley along with FBI SAC Docks and Wrentham Police Chief William McGrath; special assistance came from the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Grady.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood (https://www.justice.gov/psc), an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in 2006 aimed at protecting children from exploitation through coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local agencies.
