Albuquerque –
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, dishonorably discharged Army Specialist Jonathan Paul Giaguinto (also goes by Giaquinto), 29, was arrested and subsequently booked into MDC on March 11, 2025 for four counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration (3rd Degree) (Child 13-18) and Child solicitation by electronic communication device (child 13 to 16).
The Albuquerque Police Department was made aware of Giaguinto making contact with a teen over Snapchat. According to the criminal complaint, Giaguinto added the teen on the social media platform and lied to the teen about his age saying he was 17 years old. Giaguinto groomed the teen over the social media platform and arranged meetings near the teen’s house. The teen would sneak out of the house and meet up with him.
The complaint says the two met up and Giaguinto coaxed the teen to do sexual acts on him. This continued on for several weeks at various areas around the neighborhood. The teen stated she was scared of him and in a Snapchat message Giaguinto admitted he was 29 with the message:
“I don’t want to get caught and go to prison.”
Friends of the teen were made aware of the inappropriate relationship and told school administrators. Soon after guardians and police were notified of the criminal activity. Giaguinto was arrested by the U.S. Marshals in Grants, New Mexico and brought back to Albuquerque.
During the preliminary hearing, it was reported that Giaquinto had been convicted in 2024 for soliciting a minor via electronic communication. As a result, he was required to register as a sex offender until the year 2034. However, during the hearing, it was revealed that, despite this conviction, his name had not been added to the federal public sex offender registry as the conviction occurred while Giaquinto was in the Army.
The Army documents we reviewed had similar methods and language Giaguinto used on his teen victims.
The actual reason for Giaquinto’s absence from the sex offender registry remains unclear. In the criminal complaint, the detective mentioned he was able to access the record.
During the hearing on March 13, 2025, it was ruled Giaquinto was being held behind bars, reportedly until his trial.
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, specifically Title I, also known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), comprehensively revised the federal standards for sex offender registration and notification. The law mandates that all jurisdictions—federal, state, territorial, tribal, military, and certain foreign convictions—are required to include individuals in the sex offender registry. It also sets forth requirements for community notification.
The Adam Walsh Act also mandated the Department of Justice to establish the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (www.NSOPW.gov), providing a single point of access to search all state, tribal, and territorial sex offender registry websites.
Army Specialist Convicted of Child Sex Crimes, Registry Absence Questioned
A General Court-Martial on October 5, 2023, addressed criminal charge one, details that then Army Specialist Jonathan P. Giaquinto committed a lewd act upon a child under the age of 16. The incident occurred at or near Fort Sill, Oklahoma, between June 1 and June 30, 2020. It was asserted that he exposed himself to a minor with the intent to gratify himself.
Additionally, charge one included an allegation that, between June 1, 2020, and April 7, 2021 and while stationed at or near Fort Sill, Oklahoma, then Army Specialist Giaquinto engaged in a lewd act upon a minor under 16 by intentionally communicating indecent language via an electronic device with the intent to solicit the minor.
Charge two alleged that on or about April 3, 2021, at or near Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Giaquinto used indecent language in writing, conduct that discredited the armed forces.
In the Statement of the Military Trial Results, it states: “The Military Judge shall adjudge confinement as follows: Specification 2 of Charge 1 – 6 months (min), 12 months (max); The Military Judge will adjudge a bad conduct discharge; no other lawful punishments will be adjudged.” Giaquinto was reportedly sentenced to 6 months in military prison, and received a ‘Bad-Conduct Discharge.’
The trial summery also states “Is sex offender registration required in accordance with 34 U.S.C. § 209 or DoDI 1325.07? – Yes.” It also mentions “Is DNA processing required in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 1565? – Yes.” Lastly, it says, “Has the accused been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1))? – Yes.”
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, specifically the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), mandates that jurisdictions register all Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) convictions listed in DOD Instruction 1325.07. Despite this requirement, and the fact that Giaquinto’s conviction falls under these guidelines, his name is inexplicably absent from the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW). It is unknown why the military did not register Giaquinto when he was convicted or prior to his release from military prison. There is a 94 page document online about the DoD Compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. In one area it states “In an effort to ensure sex offenders’ register as required, military correctional personnel are required to notify receiving jurisdictions that offenders will be released to their areas of jurisdiction.”
It is also a federal crime to knowingly fail to register or update one’s sex offender registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Regardless of his release location, Giaquinto’s move to New Mexico would have triggered a mandatory registration in that state. Yet, he is missing from both the New Mexico and national sex offender registries.
Domestic Violence Petition Reveals More Allegations Against Former Soldier
While conducting further research, we discovered a domestic violence petition in Cibola County from August 2024. The victim in that case reported months of emotional and verbal abuse, stating that the accused, Giaquinto, was her 21-year-old daughter’s ex-boyfriend. The petitioner claimed that Giaquinto had texted her daughter multiple times, saying he wanted the petitioner dead.
In her temporary restraining order (TRO), the petitioner stated that Giaquinto was a “sex offender” and she expressed concern for her own safety due to her battle with cancer, as well as the safety of her adult daughter. The mother reported in the TRO that her daughter had attempted to leave Giaquinto, but he continued to come around the residence and refused to leave them alone.
Ultimately, the charge was dismissed because the courts determined that the abuse did not involve a “household member,” ruled that the allegations in the petition did not meet the definition of “stalking” under NMSA 1978, and concluded that the petition did not allege “domestic abuse” as defined in Section 40-13-2 NMSA 1978.
Requests for record and comment have been submitted to the US Army and the Pentagon by ABQRAW. At the time of this publication, no response has been received.
More information on SORNA registration requirements for military convictions: https://smart.ojp.gov/sorna/current-law/case-law/i-sorna-requirements#5-registration-for-military-convictions
*A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. The accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.*
If his ass was a Chinese restaurant, I’d have the poo poo platter!
Once a predator always a predator. Don’t let him out – ever