Rebecca C. Lutzko United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
A man from Summit County, Ohio, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges related to child sexual abuse materials. Alejandro James Sosa, 38, of Akron, received a 108-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Charles Esque Fleming on February 20. After serving his prison term, Sosa will be subject to ten years of supervised release.
Sosa pleaded guilty in November 2025 to four charges: receipt and distribution of visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; possession of child pornography; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in a federal investigation; and obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.
Court documents show that federal agents were investigating suspected sharing and viewing of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) across Portage, Summit, and Medina counties. Investigators determined that between January and August 2025, Sosa received or distributed more than 10,000 files containing CSAM. When agents executed a search warrant at his residence, they seized several electronic devices with CSAM involving infants and toddlers. Sosa admitted he tried to delete evidence as law enforcement arrived.
The case was investigated by the FBI Akron Resident Agency with support from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Office of Criminal Investigation, the Vermilion Police Department, and the FBI Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney Toni Schnellinger Feisthamel prosecuted the case for the Northern District of Ohio.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide effort led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to combat online child exploitation and abuse by coordinating federal, state, and local resources for investigation and victim identification. More information about this initiative can be found at https://www.justice.gov/PSC.
Individuals who wish to report child exploitation can do so at https://cybertipline.org or by calling 1-800-843-5678 at any time.
