Cuyahoga Falls Man Sentenced to 11+ Years in Prison for Committing Child Sexual Abuse Offenses

AKRON, Ohio - A Summit County man has been sentenced to federal prison for committing offenses that involved sexual abuse of children.

Jordan Gazafy, 35, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, has been sentenced to 140 months (11.6 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent, after pleading guilty in February to Receipt and Distribution of Visual Depictions of Real Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct, also known as Child Pornography or Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM). He was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release after imprisonment, pay $162,500 in restitution to 25 known victims, and pay $5,100 in special assessments. After imprisonment, he is required to register as a sex offender.

In February 2023, law enforcement was investigating suspected CSAM activity on an internet platform in Summit, Portage, and Medina Counties. Gazafy was identified. According to court documents and evidence presented in court, from January 2024 to February 2025, he was receiving and distributing digital files of the sexual abuse of children. During a search warrant execution of Gazafy's residence, agents seized his electronic devices. Forensic analysis of these devices determined that they contained more than 25,000 CSAM images. Many were sadomasochistic in nature and included prepubescent children and infants being raped.

This investigation was led by the FBI Cleveland Division, FBI Akron Resident Agency and the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorney Joseph P. Dangelo for the Northern District Ohio led the prosecution.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The initiative is led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the country and marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit justice.gov/PSC.

To report child exploitation, please visit cybertipline.orgLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link., or call 1-800-843-5678, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.