Dominican National Indicted for Receiving and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

PROVIDENCE - A Dominican national, who resides in Providence, was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 3, 2025, for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

Juan E. Acosta Gomez, 21, is charged by way of indictment for receipt and possession of child pornography. Acosta Gomez is currently detained and will appear in federal court on the indictment at a future date to be determined by the court.

According to charging documents, in October 2025, the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received a report regarding disturbing CSAM images being uploaded to devices belonging to the defendant. A federal search warrant was executed at his residence on November 4, 2025. As a result of the search and through their investigation, numerous CSAM images and videos were found on Acosta Gomez's personal devices.

A federal criminal indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John P. McAdams.

The matter was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc

To report suspected online child sexual exploitation and/or abuse, call the Know2Project Tipline at 1-833-591-KNOW (5669) or visit the NCMEC CyberTipline® at https://report.cybertip.org/