A Bucks County man has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for child pornography offenses. Christos Sinchuk Rallis, 52, of Warrington, Pennsylvania, received a sentence of 100 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release from United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky. He was also ordered to pay $38,000 in restitution to minor victims.
Rallis was indicted in January of the previous year on charges of distributing and possessing child pornography. He pleaded guilty to both counts in August.
According to court documents and statements made during the proceedings, Rallis actively searched for and distributed images depicting severe sexual abuse of children, including material showing rape, torture, or bondage involving infants. Forensic analysis uncovered more than 609 videos and 249 images containing child sexual abuse material on his devices.
At the time these crimes were committed, Rallis worked as a correctional officer in Bucks County. Before moving to Pennsylvania, he had served as a police officer in San Francisco for 16 years.
The prosecution was part of Project Safe Childhood, a national initiative started by the Department of Justice in May 2006 that brings together federal, state, and local resources to combat child sexual exploitation online and identify victims. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at https://www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.
“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. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (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.”
The investigation was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney Ruth Mandelbaum prosecuted the case.
