Khayan Garner, a 57-year-old resident of Woodbridge, New Jersey, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for distributing videos depicting prepubescent boys engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court and was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Garner, also known as “Khy,” pleaded guilty on April 23, 2025, to one count of distribution of child pornography. Judge Rudolph Contreras ordered that Garner serve 10 years of supervised release following his prison term.
Court documents state that Garner acted as an administrator for an online public group focused on trading child sexual abuse material (CSAM). On June 26, 2024, he sent a private message from his account containing a Mega Link labeled “CP” with several videos showing prepubescent boys involved in sexually explicit acts. The recipient of the message was an undercover FBI employee.
On October 3, 2024, law enforcement officers from New Jersey executed a search warrant at Garner’s residence. During the search of his mobile phone pursuant to the warrant, officers found child pornography along with selfies of Garner.
The case was investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office and the Metropolitan Police Department’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. This task force includes FBI agents and detectives from northern Virginia and the District of Columbia who investigate federal cases involving child exploitation and human trafficking. The investigation received significant support from the Woodbridge Police Department in New Jersey, New Jersey State Police, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen Shinskie and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Courtney prosecuted the case for the District of Columbia.
“This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice,” according to information provided by authorities. “Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.” More details about this initiative are available at www.justice.gov/psc.
