An undocumented immigrant arrested in Mississippi will spend 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography and illegal reentry to the U.S. after previously being deported.
Miguel Angel Sierra-Torreblanca, a 40-year-old from Mexico, was arrested following a joint investigation by law enforcement in Lowndes County and Charleston, S.C. According to court documents, investigators in Charleston first developed leads through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which later tied Sierra-Torreblanca to the trafficking of child sexual abuse images. They then worked with law enforcement in Lowndes County to track down Sierra-Torreblanca and take him into custody.
Upon being arrested, Sierra-Torreblanca was found to be in possession of two cell phones contai