A 40-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for coercing a 15-year-old girl into sending him explicit images on Snapchat.
Jason Hanif Rehman, of Rockville, MD, was sentenced on February 1, 2026 in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia for one count of coercion and enticement.
According to court documents, Rehman communicated with the minor victim on Snapchat in October and November 2018, directing her to produce and send him child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and sending her explicit photographs of himself.
Rehman’s conduct continued over the course of five weeks, during which he coerced the victim into sending him CSAM and, on at least two separate occasions, traveled from Maryland and Washington, D.C. to Virginia to engage in sexual intercourse with her.
Law enforcement was notified by a student from the victim’s school about the minor victim’s communication with an adult male whom they subsequently identified as Rehman. During the course of the investigation, other minors disclosed being contacted by Rehman over Snapchat.
Rehman was located and admitted to contacting the victim through Snapchat, convincing her to send him explicit photos, and having sexual intercourse with her.
Rehman previously pleaded guilty to the charge on November 21, 2024.
The case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department-Federal Bureau of Investigation (MPD-FBI) Child Exploitation Task Force, with substantial assistance from the Fairfax County Police Department. Trial Attorney Angelica Carrasco of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Burrell for the District of Columbia are prosecuting the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Justice Department to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Visit Project Safe Childhood for more information.
Key Facts
- State: District of Columbia
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Child Exploitation
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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