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An Indian national has pled guilty to possession of materials involving the child pornography, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on January 8, the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana reported on Friday, January 10.
The man has been identified as Abdul Rouvoof Shaik, 30.
His has violated Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2), and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000.00, a period of supervised release of up to life, and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, Shaik was previously employed by Carnival Cruise Lines and was arrested in July 2024 after special agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, found SHAIK in possession of child pornography at the Erato Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans.
Sentencing in this matter is scheduled for April 16, 2025 before United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle.
These cases were brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.
Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood 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.
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