NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Bronx man was arraigned Tuesday for distributing child porn and sending death threats to a minor, authorities said.
Christian Brazoban, also known as "Bison," was arraigned this afternoon at the federal courthouse in Central Islip on an indictment charging him with distributing child pornography to a minor and sending death threats to a minor.
Brazoban, 24, was arrested on March 15, on a complaint charging him with distributing child pornography. He was indicted on March 29, and has been detained pending trial, Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said.
According to court filings, between approximately March 2021 and March 2023, Brazoban allegedly sent the girl, who resided in Nassau County, images, engaged in online communications, including video chats.
On March 3, Brazoban sent online messages to the victim that
contained numerous images of child pornography, including images which depicted the sexual abuse of children between the ages of 3 and 11, according to the charges.
When the victim told Brazoban to stop, he sent her additional online messages threatening to kill her and her family, officials said.
Brazoban allegedly wrote "lil girl shot dead on Long Island"; "I’m thinkin I tie you and just beat you to death with a mallet."
On March 15, 2023, authorities executed a search warrant at Brazoban's Bronx residence and recovered a cellphone containing images of child
pornography and threats that the defendant sent to the minor victim.
"As alleged, the defendant traumatized a child by sending her graphic images of child sexual abuse and then went even further in threatening to kill the child after she told him to stop," stated United States Attorney Peace. "The defendant’s actions demonstrate the dangers of sextortion directed to children on the Internet. I urge parents and caregivers to talk to their children about the dangers of communicating online with strangers and anyone who may exploit them."
Anyone with information about sexual exploitation by Brazoban is asked to contact HSI at https://www.ice.gov/tipline or 1-866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423).
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