Jonathan Farr, a 31-year-old resident of Honolulu, has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison for child exploitation offenses. The sentencing was delivered by U.S. District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park, who also imposed a 30-year supervised release period following the imprisonment. Farr is required to pay $3,000 in restitution to two minor victims and will have to register as a sex offender upon his release.

Farr had previously pled guilty on February 14, 2024, to charges related to the receipt of child pornography. In his plea agreement, he admitted that between June 2019 and May 2020, he engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with two minor females and solicited images and videos of them engaged in explicit conduct.

During the sentencing hearing, it was revealed that Farr not only groomed these minors but also distributed the explicit content to others, including other minors. He discussed plans for arranging travel for the minors either to Hawaii or from their locations on the mainland. Further information presented in court indicated that Farr's actions involved additional victims beyond those included in the federal charges. He confessed to having hands-on sexual contact with at least three minor females and another minor in Hawaii.

This case falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse since its inception in May 2006. The project coordinates efforts across federal, state, and local levels to locate and prosecute offenders while rescuing victims.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Violent Crimes Against Children Section, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca A. Perlmutter leading the prosecution.

For more details about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.