Charles County Teacher’s Aide and School Track Coach Carlos Bell pleaded guilty to 10 counts of Child Porn
Under the terms of the plea agreement, attorneys for the United States will recommend that Bell serve a term of imprisonment of 150 years.
GREENBELT, MD. –Carlos DeAngelo Bell, 30, of Waldorf, Maryland pleaded guilty on Jan 23, 2018, to 10 counts of Sexual Exploitation of Minors for the Purpose of Producing Child Pornography.
The plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Stephen M. Schenning; Charles County State’s Attorney Anthony B. Covington, Sr.; Sheriff Troy D. Berry of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office; Colonel William M. Pallozzi, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police; and Special Agent in Charge Andre R. Watson of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Baltimore.
According to the plea agreement, from the period of January 1, 2014, to December 22, 2016, Bell used and coerced minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography. Bell is charged with committing this offense against ten minors. During the relevant period, Bell was employed as an Instructional Assistant in Charles County Public Schools, and a track and field coach at a Charles County Public High School.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, attorneys for the United States will recommend that Bell serve a term of imprisonment of 150 years. United States District Judge Paul W. Grimm has scheduled sentencing for March 27, 2018.