A “depraved” 33-year-old man accused of enlisting a Yonkers woman to record child-porn videos using her 4-year-old son worked at a Brooklyn elementary school, officials confirmed.
Jonathan Rivera, who is charged with production and distribution of child pornography, was a substitute paraprofessional at PS 147 in Williamsburg for a year and a half, city Department of Education officials said.
“The level of depravity alleged in the charges filed today against Mr. Rivera are nearly unfathomable,” FBI Assistant Director Michael Driscoll said in a Feb. 28 release.
Rivera was arrested Feb. 27 along with Delicia Aguirre-Orellana, 22. “At Rivera’s direction,” the Yonkers woman allegedly made video recordings of sex acts she performed on her 4-year-old child – “one of the most heinous acts imaginable,” Manhattan and Westchester prosecutors charged.
Rivera worked at the pre-K-to-5th grade Brooklyn school from January 2020 until July 2021, when “he chose not to return,” said DOE spokeswoman Sarah Casasnovas. She said Rivera “had no disciplinary history.”
Jonathan Rivera was arrested on February 27th and is charged with production and distribution of child pornography.
He is suspended and will be fired if convicted, she said.
Rivera is charged with production of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life. He’s also charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum of 40 years.
The mother sent the recordings to Rivera over a social-media messaging platform, a criminal complaint states.
Prosecutors say Rivera “engaged in similar conversations with other women online,” and may have used various social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Badoo, Telegram, and Facebook. Usernames of his various accounts include: Jriv3ra718, Jriv3ra11, Jaid3nrivera718, Thebrimbrothers, Jano59fifty, and Nathan, investigators said.
Jonathan Rivera is alleged to have directed Delicia Aguirre-Orellana to perform sex acts on her own four-year-old son and record them. She then allegedly sent the videos to Rivera on social media.
“We believe there may be more victims of these alleged crimes,” said Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Anyone who may have information helpful to law enforcement is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
