Raymon Edward Dandridge, a Maryland sex offender, admitted in federal court to the heinous crime of distributing child pornography. In a statement disclosed by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Dandridge's guilty plea centers on over 20 videos featuring the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers by adult men. Dandridge, already behind bars for a related offense, struck a plea deal in Washington D.C., accepting responsibility for his actions.

The 39-year-old, already serving time for a 2022 conviction stemming from child pornography possession charges in Ann Arundel County, MD, faced Judge Royce C. Lamberth. After pleading guilty to a federal count of distribution of child pornography, he now awaits sentencing set for September 18, according to court documents — a date that may add considerably to his time in prison, given his past criminal record. The plea agreement was announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Court records reveal that on April 26, 2023, Dandridge, who used the aliases "D4ALL" and "Ray Gozeinu," communicated with an undercover FBI agent via an encrypted messaging service, during which he shared the disturbing videos. His criminal activities escalated to arranging a meeting with who he believed was the agent’s 8-year-old daughter for illicit purposes. Law enforcement officials nabbed Dandridge upon his arrival at the predetermined Washington D.C. location for the rendezvous.

With a previous conviction casting a long shadow, Dandridge is confronted with a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison on the most recent distribution charges. The federal court, taking U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors into account, will decide his fate. The investigation leading to Dandridge's plea was a collaborative effort by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and the Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth Division, along with other federal and local partners aggressively targeting child exploitation and human trafficking.

The prosecution of the case was carried out by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen Shinskie and Caroline Burrell, along with former Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Larson — a team dedicated to stemming the tide of child sexual abuse and bringing perpetrators like Dandridge to justice.