Florida Pharmacist Sentenced Life for Trafficking Over 50 Colombian Children

Stefan Andres Correa, a Miami-based pharmacist, was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing and trafficking over 50 minors, some as young as 9 or 10 years old, primarily in Colombia. Authorities found more than 100 videos of abuse across nine cell phones seized from Correa when he attempted to board a flight to Bogotá, and text messages revealed he paid Colombian traffickers to arrange commercial sex with children aged 10 to 12. Correa admitted to making approximately 45 trips to Colombia to exploit these victims and pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor and production of child sexual exploitation material. U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O'Byrne emphasized that the sentence serves as a warning to predators attempting to prey on children and reaffirmed the government's commitment to prosecuting such crimes to the fullest extent. Correa acknowledged his actions in a letter to the judge, describing his behavior as an 'unhealthy yet treatable sex drive.' He will serve his life sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Marianna, Florida.