David Matthew Frahm, Child Exploitation, Guam 2024
A former Marianas High School teacher has been sentenced to 156 months in federal prison for child exploitation crimes in Guam.
David Matthew Frahm, 47, from Iowa, was sentenced on November 13, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) for Possession of Child Pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(5) (B) and (b)(2) and Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2423(c) and (f).
The Court also ordered Frahm to serve an additional five years of supervised release and pay a $200 mandatory assessment fee. A hearing on restitution is scheduled for December 19, 2024.
Frahm will be required to register as a convicted sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and will be required to register in every jurisdiction where he resides, works, and goes to school upon release from prison.
The investigation began when local and federal law enforcement discovered a digital picture from a defunct Ukrainian company that produced child pornography on a laptop computer abandoned by Frahm in March 2019.
Frahm fled from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to Malaysia, where he lived illegally for four years. While in Malaysia, Frahm was accused of using his mobile phone to surreptitiously record an eleven-year-old child after exiting a shower in February 2024.
Frahm was detained by the Royal Malaysian Police and escorted back to Saipan by the FBI. He was formally arrested on June 8, 2024, after landing on U.S. soil.
“Frahm preyed on children in the far corners of the Indo-Pacific region,” stated United States Attorney Shawn N. Anderson. “I applaud the work of the FBI in bringing him to justice. This case demonstrates what multi-national partnerships can do to promote public safety.
This sentence sends a clear message that crimes against children will not be tolerated, and that our collective efforts to promote public safety in Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands remains steadfast,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Steven Merrill.
Key Facts
- State: Guam
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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