A Washington state resident, Kaden Ollila, 21, of Tacoma, was sentenced in Juneau, Alaska to 20 years in federal prison for crimes involving child pornography and cyberstalking. Upon release, he will be subject to supervised release for the remainder of his life.
Court documents indicate that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began looking into the case in January 2024 after discovering pornographic images of teenage minors being uploaded online. HSI agents identified Ollila as the individual responsible for distributing these images under various usernames on adult websites.
Investigators found that between January and February 2024, Ollila contacted two adult victims through digital platforms and text messages. He sent them explicit videos or photos from when they were around 14 years old. In one instance, he also shared sexually explicit images of at least two other minor females with a victim.
Ollila used social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram to send messages describing sexual acts he claimed to have performed while viewing photos of the victims. He further harassed victims by sharing violent sexual fantasies involving them.
The investigation revealed that Ollila maintained a large collection of child sexual abuse material, including digitally altered nude images featuring both adults' and minors' faces.
At least 61 minors from southeast Alaska—primarily Juneau—and northern California—mainly Redding—were directly affected by Ollila's actions. Court records show similar conduct impacted at least 95 more individuals, both adults and minors.
Ollila was indicted on March 20, 2024, and pleaded guilty on November 7, 2024 to one count of distributing child pornography and two counts of cyberstalking. During sentencing, the court heard statements from 16 victims who described their experiences.
“Kaden Ollila used technology to harass, stalk and terrorize victims across Alaska, California and elsewhere and reveled in the torture he caused. Now, he will spend 20 years behind bars—the statutory maximum penalty for the crimes he committed,” said U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska. “I want to thank the HSI investigators and our prosecutors for diligently seeking justice for the victims in this case by holding Mr. Ollila accountable for his disturbing conduct.”
HSI Acting Special Agent in Charge Colin Jackson commented: "HSI remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting children from predators who exploit technology to harm them," adding that "Ollila targeted dozens of victims across multiple states, and thanks to the diligent efforts of our agents, he is now being held accountable for his actions."
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations unit and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Reed.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a national Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006—to address child sexual exploitation online by bringing together federal, state, and local resources to apprehend offenders and rescue victims (https://www.justice.gov/psc).
