Bobbyjean Orak, Child Exploitation, New Jersey 2024

Philadelphia County Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses

A Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, man was arrested today for various child exploitation offenses, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.

Bobbyjean Orak, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged in a five-count Indictment with (i) transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(a) (Count One); (ii) interstate travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(b) (Count Two); (iii) enticement of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b) (Count Three); (iv) production of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2251(a) (Count Four); and (v) possession of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(5)(B) & (b)(2) (Count Five).

Orak was arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Skahill in Camden federal court.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, beginning at least in or around October 2022, Orak, who was then 27 years old, used a facility and means of interstate commerce to entice a minor (“Victim-1”) to engage in sexual activity, including the production of child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”). On or about July 13, 2024, Orak transported Victim-1 from Pennsylvania to New Jersey with the intent to engage in sexual activity with Victim-1. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement recovered the minor in Atlantic County in August 2024. Following Victim-1’s recovery, law enforcement’s investigation of Orak’s cellphone and various of his online accounts revealed that he possessed substantial quantities of CSAM, including CSAM of Victim-1 and others.

Orak faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of ten years’ imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on Counts One and Three of the Indictment, a maximum sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment on Count Two of the Indictment, a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment and a maximum sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment on Count Four of the Indictment, and a maximum prison sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment on Count Five of the Indictment. Each of the offenses carry a maximum fine of $250,000, in addition to restitution and other assessments.

Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said, “There is no higher responsibility than safeguarding the welfare of our children. According to the allegations in the Indictment, the defendant methodically groomed his victim for years, then transported the minor across state lines to sexually exploit the minor. We will continue to prioritize these cases, pursue aggressive prosecutions, and hold predators to account. I commend the Federal Bureau of Investigation and our law enforcement partners for their tireless work on this investigation.”

Bobbyjean Orak

Transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(a)

Interstate travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(b)

Enticement of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b)

Production of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2251(a)

Possession of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(5)(B) & (b)(2)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 13, 2024

Orak faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of ten years’ imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

Each of the offenses carry a maximum fine of $250,000.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/philadelphia-county-man-charged-child-exploitation-offenses