Child Predator Given Maximum Sentence

Sent Explicit Images and Messages to Minors

Judge Scott Freeman has sentenced Carlos Concha (dob 5/4/79) to the maximum in consecutive terms on two counts of Luring a Child with Use of Computer Technology to Engage in Sexual Conduct, for an aggregate of 20 years in prison. Concha will be eligible for parole after 8 years.

Concha had been previously arrested on March 2, 2023 and was on supervision out of Federal District Court for crossing state lines to meet a 13-year-old girl in California he had been messaging online, had requested, and received nude photographs from, and had made arrangements to have sex with. As part of his release conditions in that federal case, Concha was prohibited from contacting anyone under the age of 18 and was not to have access to a computer or devices capable of connecting to the internet.

On June 2, 2023, Concha contacted an undercover detective with the Reno Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) team, believing the detective to be a 15-year-old girl. During the detective’s conversation with Concha, he repeatedly was informed that he was conversing with a minor, and still sent explicit messages and photographs to the undercover detective. Concha also described sex acts that he wanted to engage in with the believed child.

During the investigation, the detective looked at Concha’s "snap score" (a snap score is how many live photographs or videos someone has sent in total with their social media account), which was 478. This meant that Concha had sent 478 live photographs or videos to individuals since creating his account following his release from custody in March 2023; 19 of those were sent to the undercover detective. Due to Concha’s history of reaching out to children online, and the current conversation he had been engaging in with the undercover HEAT detective, the detective made the decision to arrest the defendant.

Following his arrest, a search of the contents of Concha’s phone was conducted and revealed numerous other sexual conversations with minors as well as nude photographs of children.

At sentencing, Deputy District Attorney Darcy Cameron argued for the maximum sentence in the case, citing Concha’s repeated and unrelenting engagement with children even while on supervision in his federal case.

Concha is set to be sentenced for his Federal case in June.