Michael Phillip Patrakis, Child Pornography, Hawaii 2023

HONOLULU – In a disturbing case of child exploitation, Michael Phillip Patrakis, a 46-year-old resident of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, has been sentenced to 292 months of imprisonment for producing child pornography involving two minor females.

According to court documents and information presented in court, Patrakis used Minor Female 1, who was 15 years old at the time, and her two-year-old daughter, Minor Female 2, for the purpose of producing visual depictions of them engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The abuse occurred in March 2015, when Minor Female 1 and her daughter rented a room in Patrakis’ home in Kailua-Kona.

Law enforcement executed a search warrant on September 17, 2015, recovering numerous electronic devices containing the child pornography.

U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayahsi noted that Patrakis’ actions caused ‘incalculable harm’ and hopes the sentence acts as a ‘deterrence to others.’

‘Our Office is committed to aggressively prosecuting those who sexually exploit our young people,’ said U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price. ‘Defendant Patrakis preyed on the vulnerabilities of these two minor females. With the collaboration of our local, state, and federal law enforcement, the apprehension and prosecution of Patrakis put an end to the abuse.’

The case was investigated by the Hawaii Police Department and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Darren W.K. Ching with the assistance of the Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Patrakis must also forfeit numerous electronic devices, pay a $10,000 assessment under the Justice of Victims of Trafficking Act, and serve 20 years of supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.