District Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Minors and Producing Child Pornography
Antonio Simpson faces charges in connection with the abuse of two children, according to federal prosecutors.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 6:06 p.m. ET
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Aug 20, 2026, 6:06 p.m. ETFirst report
Antonio Simpson Indicted on Child Sexual Abuse and Pornography Charges in D.C.
On August 10, 2026, an official indictment was returned charging 31-year-old District of Columbia resident Antonio Simpson with twelve counts, including production of child pornography and first-degree child sexual abuse. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox of the Washington Field Office announced the charges. The criminal matter remains pending and undecided before the court.
According to court documents, Simpson sexually abused two minor children who were eight and nine years of age at the time, beginning in April 2025. Official records state the abuse continued for more than a year and that Simpson video recorded multiple acts of sexual abuse with the victims, including placing his penis in their mouths and touching their genitals. Simpson was arrested on July 21, 2026, and remains detained.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Rachel Bohlen as part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative created by the Attorney General in February 2006. The prosecution is at the charging stage; charges in an indictment are merely allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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