Bail denied for man accused of producing child pornography

A federal judge has ordered an Ewa Beach man accused of producing child pornography to remain in custody without the opportunity for release on bail pending trial.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment April 10 charging Feli­ci­ano Lou Qui­mo­yog with three counts of producing child pornography between 1995 and 2000. Each charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years.

The FBI arrested Qui­mo­yog at his home Monday.

At a bail hearing in U.S. District Court on Friday, defense lawyer Victor Bakke asked the judge to release Qui­mo­yog into the custody of his adult daughter.

Bakke told U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi that Qui­mo­yog has no job and is primary caregiver for his 89-year-old mother. He said the charges do not involve the Internet, but something that was going on in the home and that his daughter will assure that there are no children in the household.

Prosecutor Andrea Hattan told Puglisi the charges against Qui­mo­yog do involve the Internet and that the weight of the evidence against him is very strong. She said Qui­mo­yog poses a clear and convincing danger to the community because of his arrest and meth­am­pheta­mine abuse history. She also said Qui­mo­yog poses a risk of flight if released because he has no financial ties to the community.

Puglisi said because of Qui­moyog’s c­riminal rec­ord, substance abuse and history of violence, he doesn’t even qualify for release to a halfway house.