Lorain Residents Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Children: DOJ

LORAIN, OH — Two Lorain residents have been accused of sexually exploiting children, the Department of Justice announced.

Rosalina Dragga, 31, and Charles Nakoff, 32, have both been indicted by a federal grand jury in Toledo. The duo are accused of sexual exploitation of children and producing images of child pornography.

According to court records, in April 2020, Dropbox officials contacted Ohio law enforcement and told them 215 files of suspected child pornography were stored in an online account associated with Nakoff. Investigators determined Nakoff lived with his wife, Dragga, at the time the images were stores online.

On July 21, 2020, law enforcement served a search warrant at Nakoff's home, prosecutors said. Six items were seized, including three cell phones and three computers. Court documents show that alleged child exploitation images and videos were found on Nakoff's cell phone. Nakoff was then taken into custody.

When investigators analyzed Nakoff's electronic devices, they found a message string between Nakoff and Dragga, court documents said. The discovered conversation led investigators to a series of videos and images on one of Nakoff's cell phones. The videos showed two adults, one man and one woman, engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a minor, prosecutors said.

The man in the video was identified as Nakoff and the woman was identified as Dragga, prosecutors said.

Court documents show that Dragga told investigators she worked with Nakoff on making the videos and images with the minor. She was taken into custody on Oct. 14, 2020.

"An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt," the Department of Justice said.