Jul. 3—ROCHESTER — A Rochester man admitted to possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse materials after police searched his residence, according to new charges filed in Olmsted County District Court.
Christian Santiago Duran-Ayala, 24, is facing five counts related to disseminating and possessing CSAM, one count of using minors in a sexual performance, two counts related to child solicitation and one count of distributing CSAM via electronic communication, all felonies.
According to the complaint, Rochester police received three Internet Crimes Against Children tips on June 6 that contained suspected CSAM. The files were shared within Kik, a messaging service, 52 times between June 2024 and December 2024.
Law enforcement found the IP address was registered to apartments in northeast and northwest Rochester. The phone number associated with the address belonged to Duran-Ayala, the complaint said.
A search warrant for Duran-Ayala’s Kik found 10,000 messages between him and other users. Duran-Ayala was portraying a boy, sometimes as young as 11. According to the complaint, Duran-Ayala would send sexually explicit photos and ask others to send them back.
Police searched Duran-Ayala’s residence on July 1. The complaint said Duran-Ayala acknowledged that there was CSAM on his devices and that he successfully solicited “numerous minors” to record themselves doing sexual acts.
Duran-Ayala estimated receiving more than 50 sexual images and videos from people claiming to be minors, the complaint said.
He was released on his own recognizance after his first appearance in court on Thursday, July 3. An initial appearance is scheduled for Aug. 20.