A Washington man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes involving child pornography and cyberstalking that affected at least 61 minor victims. After serving his prison term, he will remain on supervised release for the rest of his life.
Court documents show that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began investigating in January 2024 after discovering pornographic images of teenage minors uploaded online. Agents identified Kaden Ollila, 21, from Tacoma, Washington, as the person responsible for uploading and distributing these images using various usernames and profiles.
The investigation found that between January and February 2024, Ollila contacted two adult victims through online platforms and text messages. He sent them videos or photos depicting themselves engaged in sexual acts when they were about 14 years old. On one occasion, he also sent a victim explicit images of other minor females.
Ollila used social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram to message victims with details of sexual acts involving himself and others while viewing photos of the victims. He also harassed victims by describing violent sexual fantasies.
According to court records, Ollila maintained a large collection of child sexual abuse materials, including manipulated nude images combining the faces of adults and minors.
His actions directly impacted at least 61 minors from southeast Alaska—primarily Juneau—and northern California—mainly Redding. The court documents indicate similar conduct affected at least 95 more individuals, both adults and minors.
Ollila was indicted on March 20, 2024, and pleaded guilty on November 7, 2024, to one count of distributing child pornography and two counts of cyberstalking. Sixteen victims spoke during sentencing about their experiences. The Court considered their statements in determining the sentence.
“Kaden Ollila used technology to harass, stalk and terrorize victims across Alaska, California and elsewhere and reveled in the torture he caused. Now, he will spend 20 years behind bars—the statutory maximum penalty for the crimes he committed,” said U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska. “I want to thank the HSI investigators and our prosecutors for diligently seeking justice for the victims in this case by holding Mr. Ollila accountable for his disturbing conduct.”
HSI Acting Special Agent in Charge Colin Jackson stated: “HSI remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting children from predators who exploit technology to harm them,” adding that “Ollila targeted dozens of victims across multiple states, and thanks to the diligent efforts of our agents, he is now being held accountable for his actions.”
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Reed prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a national initiative started by the Department of Justice in May 2006—to combat child sexual exploitation online by coordinating federal, state, and local resources to locate offenders and help victims. More information can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psc.
