Sacramento parolee charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kamal Graze, 24, of Sacramento, was arraigned today on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

Graze pleaded not guilty and remains in custody.

According to court documents, on March 25, 2026, Graze used a minor under 12 years old to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM). During the alleged offense, Graze was on state parole for attempted lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 14 years old.

The Internet Crimes Against Children Unit of the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Sokolich is prosecuting the case.

If convicted, Graze faces a maximum statutory penalty of 50 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.