The justice system delivered its final word in the harrowing case of a 14-year-old Utah girl's sexual assault, which was broadcast across the tendrils of social media. Nasouh Albasis-Albasis, aged 27, received a prison sentence of 110 months, followed by a life term of supervised release, for his part in the 2017 crime. The sentencing, handed down by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Tena Campbell, was reported following Albasis-Albasis's guilty plea earlier this year on January 23, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Albasis-Albasis, alongside co-defendants Dodjim Leclaire and Richard Djasserambaye, was involved in the creation of sexually explicit content using a minor. Details revealed in court statements indicated that on September 9, 2017, the trio engaged in the assault of the highly intoxicated and physically incapacitated young victim. Leclaire and Albasis-Albasis perpetrated the sexual assault, while Djasserambaye recorded and then shared the footage on a form of social media. Both Leclaire and Djasserambaye also faced the court's judgement, with 208 and 181 months in prison respectively, and similar terms of supervised release.
The collaborative effort among federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office and several city police departments, led to the investigation's success and culminated in prosecution. This case forms part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative combating child sexual exploitation, a cause that has been aggressively pursued since its inception in 2006 by the Department of Justice.
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