Vienna Man Pleads Guilty In Child Exploitation Case

VIENNA, VA — A Vienna man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges related to child sexual exploitation.

Federal prosecutors say Alan Tabish, 36, met a 15-year-old girl online in 2005, and they arranged to meet about two weeks later. He then drove the girl to his home, gave her alcohol and recorded images and videos of himself engaging in sexual conduct with her.

The victim reported the incident as an adult in 2019, and law enforcement found the images and video on a computer hard drive at Tabish's home. Additional online chats on the hard drive showed Tabish sent sexually explicit images of himself to people who identified themselves as minor girls.

Tabish pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and the attempted transfer of obscene material to minors. He faces seven to 12 years in prison and will be sentenced on June 23.