A former Guam Department of Corrections officer was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after being convicted of attempted enticement of a minor. Raymond Tammed, 30, of Piti, was handed the sentence in the U.S. District Court of Guam and will also serve five years of supervised release following his imprisonment. Tammed must register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction where he lives, works, or attends school.
The conviction stems from a May 2024 federal undercover operation targeting online predators seeking to exploit minors on Guam. Tammed initiated contact with an agent who was posing as a 13-year-old girl, sending sexually explicit messages and images, including a selfie and a photo of his genitals. He then arranged to meet the individual at the Andersen Air Force Base Visitors Center, where he was arrested upon arrival.
“This case demonstrates the dangers faced by our children during online activity,” said U.S. Attorney Shawn N. Anderson. “We will continue these undercover operations to protect our communities from sexual predators.” Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Lucy Cabral-DeArmas echoed the commitment to zero tolerance for child exploitation, stating that removing predators like Tammed from the streets protects the most vulnerable members of society.
The case was investigated by HSI and the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 602, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Petersburg. It was brought under Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.