Baltimore, Maryland – Dazhon Darien, 32, of Baltimore, has been charged with sexually exploiting a child and receiving child sexual abuse material.
According to investigators, Darien used CashApp to pay a minor victim to send videos of himself engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The payments were made between December 2023 and March 2024.
Darien also received other child-sexual-abuse-material files, including some that depicted prepubescent minors.
A search warrant was obtained for Darien’s phones and online accounts, which revealed evidence of child sexual abuse material.
Dazhon Darien is charged with sexual exploitation of a child and receipt of child sexual abuse material.
The maximum sentence for sexual exploitation of a child is 30 years in federal prison, while the maximum sentence for receipt of child sexual abuse material is 20 years in federal prison. If convicted, Darien faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years or a maximum of 30 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child, and a mandatory minimum sentence of five years or a maximum of 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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