Former Student Doctor Sentenced for Child Sexual Exploitation
- Dignity 4Patients
- Dec 3
- 2 min read
By US Attorney's Office- 03/12/2025- Justice.gov - [Albuquerque, US]- [Kevin Weiss]
A former student doctor was sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing and possessing child sex abuse material.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court records, between June 2020, and February 2024, Kevin Weiss, 29, produced child sexual abuse imagery of a minor victim. Further, between December 2023, and March 2024, Weiss possessed child sex abuse material involving prepubescent minors.
Weiss pled guilty to production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Upon his release from prison, Weiss will be subject to 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Ryan G. McRae, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso, made the announcement today.
The Albuquerque Police Department investigated this case with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the New Mexico State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Jaymie L. Roybal and Meg Tomlinson are prosecuting the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article and were abused in state run medical and health facilities, you can contact Dignity4Patients, whose helpline is open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm.
Dignity4Patients Commentary: Physicians hold positions of trust, particularly in relation to patients and vulnerable individuals. This responsibility extends beyond the clinical setting. A medical professional’s conduct outside the workplace should be consistent with the ethical standards of the profession. Breaches of trust, even when occurring outside professional duties, reflect not only on the individual physician but upon the medical profession as a whole.