Queens Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girls As Young As 2

JAMAICA, QUEENS — A Queens man faces charges that he recorded himself sexually abusing girls as young as two, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Prosecutors filed a 12-count indictment accusing 54-year-old Jamaica resident Orlando Lopez of a decade of sexually abusing children — and, in one instance, even smuggling a seven-year-old girl across state lines, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn.

Law enforcement officers seized thousands of explicit photos and videos from Lopez's home that showed him having sex with children, with the footage dating as far back as 2010, according to prosecutors.

Lopez gained access to the victims by befriending their parents, who often lived nearby his Jamaica home, prosecutors said.

"Mr. Lopez allegedly used friendships with his victims' parents as a means to access children he wouldn't generally have contact with, which leads us to believe there are more victims out there," FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney, Jr., said in a statement.

If convicted of traveling across state lines to sexually abuse a child, Lopez faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years in prison. He also faces a minimum of 15 years' prison time if convicted of child exploitation, according to prosecutors.

ADIC Sweeney: "Orlando Lopez allegedly used friendships with his victims' parents as a means to access children, and we believe he may have had more victims. We urge anyone who had contact with Mr. Lopez at any point to call us at 1-800-CALL-FBI."https://t.co/Lq3UAmv2mR pic.twitter.com/Nlv0uQPCux
— FBI New York (@NewYorkFBI) February 6, 2020

The FBI is asking anyone who had any contact with Lopez to call 1-800-CALL-FBI to help law enforcement identify additional victims as part of an ongoing investigation.