INDIANAPOLIS — A U.S. District Court judge sentenced an Indianapolis man to 35 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sex abuse material.
According to court documents, 33-year-old Dustin Rose engaged in sexually explicit content with three children and took photos of the conduct over a four-year period.
Court documents say Rose took photos of a girl under 16 years old, zooming in on her private area while she was wearing clothes. He also took a photo of himself grabbing her breasts over her clothes. This incident happened in 2018.
Between November 2020 and August 2022, Rose repeatedly touched another girl's breasts while she was sleeping. This girl was under 12 years old at the time.
In August 2022, Rose moved out of the house he was living in. After he moved out, the person who still lived there found an SD card that belonged to Rose, which had sexually explicit images on it.
IMPD officers arrested Rose on Oct. 19, 2022. Police took a cellphone Rose was holding when they took him into custody.
Investigators said they found sexually explicit photos on the cellphone of a girl 3 to 4 years old.
Court documents say investigators then found a Dropbox account that had more than 600 images and videos of unknown children being raped and sexually assaulted.
“For years, this predator exploited multiple children to satisfy his criminal sexual desires," said Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. "The U.S. Secret Service, IMPD, and federal prosecutors worked tirelessly to remove this offender from the community and stop the abuse. Thanks to their efforts, and those who brought the abuse to the attention of law enforcement, Mr. Rose will now spend decades in federal prison, where he cannot sexually abuse another child.”
The judge ordered Rose must be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for the rest of his life after he is released from federal prison, as well as register as a sex offender wherever he lives, works or goes to school.
