A man from New Port Richey has been sentenced to nearly 25 years in federal prison after he brought a teenage girl to his Florida home from Mexico to engage in sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Greg Kehoe said. Christian Hernandez, 27, pled guilty on July 1, 2025, to the transportation of a child with intent to engage in sexual activity. Kehoe said Hernandez started sexually abusing the affected child in 2019 when she was around 12 years old and they were both in Mexico. Three years later, when the child was 15, he facilitated her illegal entry into the U.S.
