An illegal alien from Mexico was found guilty of attempted production of child pornography in federal court last week.
Alejandro Rojas Garcia, 65, faces a mandatory minimum of 180 months in prison on the federal conviction and is also facing pending state criminal charges related to the case.
Law enforcement began investigating Garcia in April 2024 after receiving information that he had sexually assaulted two sisters, referred to as Minor Victim 1 and Minor Victim 2, who were both under the age of 13.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota, Garcia was a longtime friend of the victims’ family and was entrusted with watching the children at his apartment in Stillwater a few days a week.
Minor Victim 1 and Minor Victim 2 both said Garcia sexually assaulted them and was violent or caused them pain, leading to his arrest. Officers executed a search warrant on his apartment and seized multiple cellphones, cameras, laptops, flash drives, data storage devices, and a massage gun, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Police discovered that Garcia had several hidden cameras throughout his apartment, including five in the bathroom that were aimed toward the toilet and shower and bath area.
When officers searched the data storage devices, they found child sexual abuse material that depicted Minor Victim 1 and other unknown child victims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
During the search of Garcia’s apartment, a detection dog led police to a wooden crucifix hanging on a wall in Garcia’s bedroom. Inside, behind a bottle of holy water, police located a microSD card that contained child sexual abuse material involving Minor Victim 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
Garcia testified at his trial and claimed under oath that he was unaware of the material that was found on the devices in his apartment. According to the DOJ, he did admit to putting the material on the microSD card but denied producing it with the intent of gratifying his sexual desire.
Garcia is facing 11 felonies in his state case, including two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
“Garcia is a predator,” said U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen. “A verdict cannot undo the evil he brought on two innocent girls, but it is justice.”
Anthony Gockowski
Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News. He previously worked as an editor for The Minnesota Sun and Campus Reform, and wrote for the Daily Caller.
