Rashad Rabah, a 33-year-old man from Rochester, New York, has been arrested and charged with multiple child pornography crimes.
According to the U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, Rabah was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with the production, receipt, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
Rabah was arrested after he attempted to collect a package containing a large amount of fentanyl from the Jefferson Road Processing and Distribution Center in Henrietta, New York, which was shipped from Arizona. The package was intercepted by the United States Postal Inspection Service, who staged a controlled delivery to Rabah in August 2025.
During the investigation, investigators took possession of Rabah’s cellular phone and executed search warrants on the phone. The warrants uncovered Rabah’s involvement in illegal activity, including child pornography and child exploitation crimes involving minors in the Rochester, New York area.
According to the complaint, between April 2022, and August 7, 2025, Rabah engaged in sexually explicit online and text conversations with a Minor Victim, a child in the Rochester area. During these conversations, Rabah solicited the Minor Victim to create and send him sexually explicit images and videos. In addition, Rabah paid the Minor Victim to engage in this conduct and solicited other minors in the Rochester area.
Rabah was also part of an online forum on a particular social media platform that was dedicated to the abuse and exploitation of minors. The defendant is being held pending a detention hearing on January 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Boston Division Acting Inspector-in-Charge Nicholas J. Bucciarelli, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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