Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas Sentenced to 156 Months in Prison

By Michael R. Lawson Phoenix, AZ · CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. —

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Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas received a 156-month federal prison sentence on Sunday for producing child sexual abuse material. Dania Orellana-Gamez was sentenced to 48 months for witness tampering related to the same case.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison on Sunday. Dania Orellana-Gamez received a 48-month sentence.

Arias-Chicas pled guilty in July 2026 to the production of child sexual abuse material. Orellana-Gamez pled guilty in July 2026 to witness tampering.

In February 2026, Orellana-Gamez contacted the victim via Facebook Messenger. Quintero was charged in January 2026 with repeated sexual exploitation of a minor and assaulting a federal law enforcement officer, with his trial set for later in 2026.

"Arias-Chicas took part in a remarkably brutal assault of a young girl," said HSI Washington, D.C., Acting Special Agent in Charge Kai Wah Chan. First Assistant United States Attorney Robert Tracci said the office would use all available tools to seek accountability against those who sexually exploit minors. "We will also seek swift and certain justice against those who seek to subvert justice through witness tampering or others means," he said.

Why It Matters

Arias-Chicas was previously convicted in state court for having sex with a 14-year-old victim.

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Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison.
Dania Orellana-Gamez was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison.
Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas pled guilty in July 2026 to the production of child sexual abuse material.
Dania Orellana-Gamez pled guilty in July 2026 to witness tampering.
Gustavo Quintero was charged in January 2026 with repeated sexual exploitation of a minor.
Gustavo Quintero was charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer.
Gustavo Quintero's trial is set for later in 2026.
Robert Tracci, First Assistant United States Attorney
"This office will use all available tools to seek accountability against those who sexually exploit minors," said First Assistant United States Attorney Robert Tracci.
Robert Tracci, First Assistant United States Attorney
"We will also seek swift and certain justice against those who seek to subvert justice through witness tampering or others means," said First Assistant United States Attorney Robert Tracci.
Kai Wah Chan, Acting Special Agent in Charge
"Arias-Chicas took part in a remarkably brutal assault of a young girl," said HSI Washington, D.C., Acting Special Agent in Charge Kai Wah Chan.

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Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas was previously convicted in state court for having sex with a 14-year-old victim.
On May 7, 2025, Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas and Gustavo Quintero encountered the victim in Albemarle County.
Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas and Gustavo Quintero offered to buy alcohol for the victim.
Gustavo Quintero purchased high alcohol content drinks for the victim.
The victim became intoxicated after drinking the alcohol.
On May 9, 2025, Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas, Gustavo Quintero, and another individual took the victim to a house in Charlottesville.
Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas, Gustavo Quintero, and another individual had sex with the victim.
Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas recorded videos and pictures of the victim engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
In February 2026, Dania Orellana-Gamez contacted the victim via Facebook Messenger.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Albemarle County Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason Scheff and S. Cagle Juhan prosecuted the case against Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas and Dania Orellana-Gamez.

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