Orlando Man Indicted For Child Sextortion Scheme

Orlando, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces the return of an indictment charging Montrey Roseberry (19, Orlando) with three counts of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, three counts of production of child sexual abuse material, and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material. If convicted on all counts, Roseberry faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Roseberry has been ordered detained pending the resolution of the case.

According to court documents, from at least July 14, 2023, through at least April 2024, Roseberry operated a scheme to extort, intimidate, and threaten children into producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Roseberry, while impersonating a woman, coerced young victims he identified on social media into producing images and videos of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

After obtaining the CSAM, Roseberry used the images and videos to extort the victims into producing increasingly perverse content involving, sadomasochism, coprophilia, bestiality, and the sexual abuse of other children. If the victims did not comply, Roseberry threatened to disseminate the victims’ images and videos to their family members, friends, and classmates. In some cases, Roseberry threatened the child victims with death. As part of the scheme, Roseberry sent the child victims photographs of their homes and names of their schools, friends, and family members.  

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Noah P. Dorman.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.