A Maryland resident, Frank Olivarria, 35, has been charged with distributing child pornography, according to a complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Court documents indicate that Olivarria began communicating on August 1, 2025, with another user through a dating application and later an encrypted messaging platform about his sexual interest in children. During the conversation, Olivarria said, “I really like cute toddlers man.” He then distributed approximately eight videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, including one video showing a child being bound. Authorities noted that Olivarria previously worked for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
FBI Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox of the Washington Field Office joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in announcing the charges.
The investigation is being led by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Burrell.
This case falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in February 2006 to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood brings together federal, state, and local resources to locate and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet as well as to identify victims. More information about this initiative can be found at www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Authorities emphasized that charges are allegations at this stage; all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
