WINONA, Minn. – After several weeks of investigation, police arrested a Lewiston man for exploitive online sexual abuse of children, mostly girls. Valentin Silva Quintana, 29, was confronted with a warrant at a work site in Lake City. The arrest was without resistance, said Mark Dungy, the chief Winona County sheriff’s investigator. Dungy said that hundreds of lewd images were traced to Silva Quintana and that more evidence was showing up on his devices. So far, Dungy said, no local children were among Sylva Quintana’s targets. Many of Silva Quintana’s communications were with overseas addresses, notably the United Kingdom. Evidence includes threats to expose children to family and friends if they didn’t continue sending images. Dungy said Silva Quintana didn’t appear to have local accomplices.
Silva Quintana. The investigation involved the regional task force against child sexual abuse.