Houston Man Charged With Enticing Minors & Producing Child Pornography
Sunday, February 9, 2025, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher Englebrook Independent News,
BALTIMORE, MD.- A 32-year-old Houston, Texas, man and accused child predator is facing over 200 years in federal prison if convicted after being charged with enticing young boys to send him sexually explicit images of themselves engaged in sexual acts in order to produce so he could child pornography.
On Thursday, February 6, 2025, a Federal Grand Jury for the District of Maryland returned an indictment charging Dazhon Darien, 32, of Houston, Texas, with five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child; two counts of Coercion and Enticement of a Child; one count of Receipt of Child Pornography; and four counts of Possession of Child Pornography.
Information Unsealed In The Indictment
According to U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron and charging information unsealed in the indictment, it has been alleged that beginning in July 2023 and lasting through July 2024, Darien persuaded, induced, and coerced a young boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing and transmitting child pornography.
Additionally, the indictment further alleges that Darien enticed two young boys to engage in prohibited sex acts, and Darien possessed digital images and video files depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of prepubescent and pubescent children in internet-based accounts and on one digital device.
If convicted on the charges in the indictment, Darien faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison for each of the five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison for each of the two counts of coercion and enticement of a child; a mandatory minimum of 5 years and up to 20 years in federal prison on the single count of receipt of child pornography; and up to 20 years in federal prison for each of the four counts of possession of child pornography.
If convicted at trial and when sentenced, a U.S. District Court Judge will determine the actual term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offenses and Darien’s prior criminal history, if any.
U.S. Attorney Barron commended the investigative work of the Baltimore Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Office and the Baltimore County Police Department for the investigation leading to the indictment of Darien.
“The rules of the federal court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
