By Jorge Hernandez
The Dominican Dagoberto Peña, former basketball player for Deportivo La Coruña, Breogán, Estudiantes and Barcelona B, among other teams, he was sentenced this Tuesday to 60 years in prison in the United States for crimes of child sexual abuse.
“According to court documents, from October 2024 to February 2026, Peña used and persuaded two minors to participate in sexually explicit acts in order to produce visual representations of his sexual abuse,” the Department of Justice reported in a statement.
Grief He pleaded guilty on January 23 and was also sentenced to lifetime supervised probation, should he be released from prison, and ordered to register as a sex offender.
The 37-year-old former player participated in the 2019 World Cup with the Dominican Republic and ended his sports career in 2023 in the ranks of Grupo Alega Cantabria.
🚨 Dagoberto Peña, guilty of child abuse in the United States 🇺🇸 and sentenced to 60 years in prison
🧑⚖️ Found guilty of sexual exploitation of minors and possession of child abuse material
⛹️♂️ I was a Dominican international 🇩🇴 and xogou no Breogán e no Leyma Coruña pic.twitter.com/bGpYZoWDL2
— En Xogo (@EnXogoG) Would possibly per chance per chance per chance 5, 2026
He currently worked as a physical education teacher and coach in Florida.
The investigation began in 2025 when the victim’s father discovered “inappropriate communications” by the former basketball player with a minor.
“Peña received images of a minor naked and participating in sexually explicit acts. In addition, images and videos that Peña had taken during the sexual abuse of two minors were found,” the Department of Justice added.
The convicted man also possessed images of a third minor participating in sexually explicit acts.
*With information from EFE.
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