Man with Dual Citizenship Sentenced for Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material

TULSA, Okla. - A man with dual citizenship in the United States and Pakistan was sentenced today for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Razwan Asghar, 41, to 121 months imprisonment, followed by ten years of supervised release. Upon his release, Asghar will also be required to register as a sex offender. Judge Hill further ordered Asghar to pay $3,000 in restitution.

In January 2025, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip from Kik that a user uploaded photographs consistent with child pornography. Officers issued a search warrant and discovered that the email address associated with the account was Asghar's college email address. They further discovered that one of the IP addresses used by Asghar traced back to a public Wi-Fi at his workplace.

When officers spoke with Asghar, he admitted to using his cellphone to view child sexual abuse material, with some children being ages 4-5 years old. Asghar explained that he has "a lot of porn," but working as a nurse keeps him busy. He told agents that he knew trading images and videos of children being sexually abused was illegal. However, Asghar believed it was not a crime because he was not sexually abusing a child.

After speaking with agents, court documents show that Asghar sold his car, left the United States, and flew to Bahrain to stay with his family. When Asghar returned to the United States, he was arrested at the Tulsa International Airport.

The images and videos found on his devices were sent to the National Child Victim Identification System, managed by the NCMEC, for identification. One individual was identified and allowed to submit a victim impact statement to the court. Restitution paid by Asghar will go directly to the victim who requested restitution.

Asghar was born in Bahrain and is a citizen of Pakistan. He is also a naturalized citizen of the United States and will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Tulsa Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Robert prosecuted the case.

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 U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, local, and tribal 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, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.