Northside daycare employee guilty of producing child pornography of four year old
INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the conviction of an Indianapolis man on seven counts of production and attempted production of child pornography. Ali Al-Awadi, 22, Indianapolis was found guilty after a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.
“The jury convicted Al- Awadi of the hideous and terrifying crime that he committed," said Minkler. “Because of their decision, our community is a safer place to raise our children. This office will not hesitate to use the federal hammer in the most severe way possible against anyone who victimizes a child."
Al-Awadi worked as a day care provider at Children’s Choice Learning Center at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. While caring for several children, he molested a four year old girl while she was napping and took several explicit photos of her on his cell phone. He took these images to later fuel his sexual fantasies.
According to Assistant United States Attorneys Kristina Korobov and Bradley Shepard who prosecuted this case for the government, Al-Awadi faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison. No future sentencing date has been set.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
