{"id":117877,"date":"2026-05-05T15:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/dagoberto-pena-dominican-ex-nba-player-sentenced-to-60-years-for-child-exploitation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:49:43","slug":"dagoberto-pena-dominican-ex-nba-player-sentenced-to-60-years-for-child-exploitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/dagoberto-pena-dominican-ex-nba-player-sentenced-to-60-years-for-child-exploitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dagoberto Pe\u00f1a: Dominican Ex-NBA Player Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Exploitation"},"content":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo \u2013 Dominican former basketball player Dagoberto Pe\u00f1a, 37, has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison in the United States.\n\nThe sentence comes after Pe\u00f1a pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sentence Details<\/h2>\n\n\nJudge Sheri Polster Chappell handed down the sentence this Tuesday, also imposing supervised release for life once Pe\u00f1a has served his sentence. He has also been ordered to register as a sex offender.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case Background<\/h2>\n\n\nAccording to the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Pe\u00f1a admitted his guilt on January 23, 2026. Investigations revealed that, between October 2024 and February 2026, the former athlete persuaded at least two minors to participate in sexually explicit activities.\n\nThe objective of these actions was the production of audiovisual material with content of abuse.\n\nThe case came to light in April 2025, following a father&#8217;s complaint about inappropriate communications between Pe\u00f1a and a minor.\n\nThe authorities seized electronic devices and digital accounts from the accused, finding messages, images, and videos of illicit content. Subsequently, a third victim was identified.\n\n<h2>Research and Collaboration<\/h2>\n\nThe investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in collaboration with local agencies in Florida, including specialized units in the fight against child exploitation and human trafficking.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sports Career<\/h2>\n\n\nIn the sports field, Dagoberto Pe\u00f1a played as a forward and represented the Dominican Republic in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.\n\nIn addition, he had a professional career in European and Latin American leagues, playing for teams in Spain, France, Colombia, Uruguay, and Lithuania.\n\nPe\u00f1a also played college basketball in the United States, representing Marshall University, after training at Charlotte County High School.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo \u2013 Dominican former basketball player Dagoberto Pe\u00f1a, 37, has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison in the United States. The sentence comes after Pe\u00f1a pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors. Sentence Details Judge Sheri Polster Chappell handed down the sentence this Tuesday, also imposing supervised [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[389,12661,12660,1671],"class_list":{"0":"post-117877","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-child-exploitation","10":"tag-dagoberto-pena","11":"tag-prison"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}