Defendant terrorized one victim with child sexual abuse material and death threats
NEW YORK — Christian Brazoban, a 26-year-old Bronx, New York, man also known as “Bison,” received a 151-month prison sentence Sept. 26 for distributing child sexual abuse material to three minor victims following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York. Brazoban pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2024.
“Christian Brazoban’s depraved crimes are among every parent’s worst nightmare. This case highlights HSI's commitment to protect the most vulnerable members of our community, especially against a perpetrator like Brazoban who not only exploited young children, but threatened their lives through his sextortion scheme,” said HSI New York Special Agent in Charge William S. Walker. “HSI New York stands united with our law enforcement partners in our mission to protect the public wherever and whenever possible.”
“Today’s sentence brings justice to a minor victim whom the defendant terrorized with a barrage of sickening images of child pornography and death threats,” said U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace. “The defendant’s actions with respect to this victim, and others with whom he also communicated, illustrate the menace of sexual predators preying on 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.”
“Thanks to the hard work of detectives from the NCPD Special Victim’s Unit, in cooperation with HSI and all our federal partners, a dangerous threat to the children of Nassau County has been caught and brought to justice,” said Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder. “We are dedicated to keeping the internet safe from disturbed individuals like the defendant who prey on the vulnerable and we hope this case serves as a warning to those that target children that we will never lower our resolve. You will be found and punished.”
According to the investigation, Minor Victim 1, who resided in Nassau County, engaged in online communications with Brazoban between approximately March 2021 and March 2023, including video chats. After Minor Victim 1 rebuked Brazoban on March 3, 2023, for expressing sexual interest in a seventh grade friend of Minor Victim 1, Brazoban sent online messages to Minor Victim 1 and Minor Victims 2 and 3 (a relative and a friend of Minor Victim 1), which contained numerous images of child sexual abuse material. When Minor Victim 1 told Brazoban to stop, he sent her additional online messages threatening to kill her and her family. For example, Brazoban wrote: “lil girl shot dead on Long Island” and “I’m thinkin I tie you and just beat you to death with a mallet.”
HSI agents and NCPD officers executed a search warrant at Brazoban’s residence in the Bronx on March 15, 2023, and recovered a cellphone containing images of child sexual abuse material and threats that he had sent to Minor Victim 1. The search also revealed that the defendant had distributed child sexual abuse material to two other minor victims.