Woman faces charges in child-sex video case

A city woman was charged Tuesday with providing her two preteen daughters to a 48-year-old man who featured them in a child-sex video that turned up on a computer in Japan. Police did not release the woman`s name in an effort to protect the identifies of her children, said Sgt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman. "She provided preteen girls, who were the victims," Vance said. "Some of these acts were videotaped and that`s how they ended up through the Internet in Japan." The woman was charged with promoting prostitution and risk of injury to minors. Vance said more charges are being considered. Jose Luiz Sigourney, who allegedly produced the video, faces charges of sexual assault and manufacturing of child pornography. He was arrested on Oct. 10 after a six-month investigation, Vance said. The case began with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a digital video found on the hard drive of a computer seized in Japan. That video showed a man having sex with two minors and an analysis indicated the video had been made in or near Hartford, Vance said. "All across the world, people find this offensive," Vance said. Sigourney, who has half a dozen aliases, has been held in lieu of $500,000 since his arrest. Vance said police believe Sigourney may have made other videos featuring other children. "At the crux of the matter is we believe there could be more victims," Vance said.