Christopher Young, 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced on Mar. 31 to 78 months in prison for distributing thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
The sentencing follows Young's guilty plea on May 27, 2025, before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan to one count of distribution of child pornography. In addition to the prison term, Young will serve ten years of supervised release as ordered by the court.
U.S. Attorney Pirro said, “Christopher Young distributed more than 1,600 videos of children—some as young as infants—being sexually abused, and he did it, hoping people were watching, but thinking he would never get caught. My office will use every tool to identify those who exploit the most vulnerable and ensure they face serious consequences. Today's sentence sends a clear message: there is no anonymity for those who exploit children.”
Court documents state that on Oct. 4, 2024, Young used a mobile messaging application focused on dating and sexual encounters under the name “too Nasty” to express his interest in young children and directed another user in Washington D.C. to contact him via Telegram. On Oct. 7 and again on Oct. 15 that year using his “Mrnunyab” handle on Telegram, Young reiterated his interest in children and sent a link containing over sixteen hundred videos depicting minors being sexually abused by adults.
Young was identified after sending a picture of himself during an online conversation in December; law enforcement arrested him in Baltimore on Feb. 13, 2025. A forensic examination found additional illicit material on his iPhone.
The case was investigated by the MPD-FBI Child Exploitation Task Force and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Bohlen under Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative started in February 2006 aimed at protecting children from online exploitation through coordinated federal efforts.
