A Wilsonville, Oregon man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material. Joshan Rohani, 41, received a sentence of 188 months in prison and will be subject to 10 years of supervised release.
Court records and trial testimony revealed that between July and December 2021, Rohani participated in at least 34 online chatrooms, some dedicated to sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), using the cloud storage service Mega. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents found that several of Rohani’s accounts had been suspended by Mega due to suspected CSAM activity.
HSI agents executed a search warrant at Rohani’s home on May 24, 2022, where they found CSAM on multiple devices. A federal grand jury indicted Rohani on October 16, 2024, with six counts related to distributing, transporting, accessing with intent to view, and possessing child pornography. After a five-day trial in December 2024, he was convicted of transporting, accessing with intent to view, and possessing child pornography.
“Protecting our children remains our highest priority in the District of Oregon,” said U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott E. Bradford. “Today’s sentence marks an important step to hold this defendant accountable and seek a measure of justice for the victims. Our efforts to combat child exploitation within our community will continue.”
“Securing this lengthy sentence for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material is a direct result of the incredible partnership between HSI and the District of Oregon to seek justice for the innocent,” said HSI Seattle acting Special Agent in Charge April Miller. “The outstanding outcome of HSI’s investigation reaffirms our commitment to protecting children and holding offenders accountable.”
The case was investigated by HSI with help from the Newberg-Dundee Police Department and New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gary Y. Sussman and Mira Chernick prosecuted the case.
Federal law defines child pornography as any visual depiction showing sexually explicit conduct involving minors. These materials not only record criminal acts against children but also cause further harm each time they are shared or viewed online.
The prosecution was part of Project Safe Childhood—a national initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006—which coordinates federal, state, and local efforts to combat child exploitation and rescue victims.
Anyone with information about physical or online exploitation of children can contact HSI at (866) 347-2423 or submit tips at report.cybertip.org. Additional resources are available through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at www.missingkids.org.
