A Beaverton, Oregon, man was sentenced on Mar. 10 to more than 21 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting multiple minors online and receiving sexually explicit images and videos of the victims.
Misael Flores Ramirez, 35, received a sentence of 262 months in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release. According to court documents, between April and September 2023, Flores Ramirez contacted a 12-year-old minor through the social media application Wink. He sent over 30 sexually explicit images and videos of himself to the minor and requested more than 30 images of child sexual abuse material from the victim, threatening to stop communicating if his demands were not met.
A search of Flores Ramirez’s phone uncovered over 2,000 images of child sexual abuse material as well as evidence that he had contacted other minors. From February through March 2023, he also solicited and received explicit images from a 14-year-old victim and shared these materials with multiple users on Telegram. Investigators found that Flores Ramirez used WhatsApp and Telegram chatrooms dedicated to trading such illegal content.
On September 10, 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Flores Ramirez on five counts including sexual exploitation of children, transfer of obscene matter to a minor, and distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. He pleaded guilty on September 18, 2025.
Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation while Assistant U.S. Attorney Charlotte Kelley prosecuted the case. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon operates under the Department of Justice as one of ninety-three offices nationwide according to its official website. The office maintains locations in Portland, Eugene, and Medford according to its official website, employs 107 staff members according to its official website, and engages in community outreach across Oregon according to its official website. Scott Bradford has served as U.S. Attorney after holding roles such as Chief of the White Collar Unit according to the official website.
The office seeks justice by representing the United States in civil and criminal matters while fostering trust in the federal judicial system according to its official website.
This prosecution was part of Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006—to combat child sexual exploitation by coordinating resources at all levels to locate offenders and rescue victims.
