WASHINGTON, D.C. – A 44-year-old man from the District of Columbia has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material that depicted horrifying acts against young children. William Edwin Allaun IV received this sentence today, as announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Allaun pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography on December 15, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth. In addition to his prison term, which falls short of the 78 months requested by federal prosecutors, Judge Lamberth mandated that Allaun serve 10 years of supervised release after his incarceration. The court also ordered him to register as a sex offender and to forfeit electronic devices that were seized during the investigation, including an iPad and an iPhone.
The case against Allaun stemmed from an investigation by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. According to court documents, in May 2025, Allaun was added to an encrypted group chat known for distributing child sexual abuse material. During this time, he not only received multiple videos depicting the abuse of prepubescent children but also expressed a desire to obtain more such material. A subsequent search of his residence in July 2025 revealed further videos linked to the same chat.
This case is part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative, a nationwide program established to combat online exploitation and abuse of children. Launched in February 2006, the initiative seeks to leverage resources at federal, state, and local levels to effectively locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals exploiting children on the Internet while also identifying and rescuing victims. For more information, residents can visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Residents of Washington, D.C. are urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious online activity that may endanger children in their communities, as authorities continue to work diligently to protect the most vulnerable among us.
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