FBI Employee At Quantico Indicted On Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

STAFFORD, VA — A Stafford man who worked for the FBI at Quantico has been indicted on six federal counts involving child sexual abuse material, according to court records filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

A federal grand jury indicted Cary Andre Rue on Thursday on two counts of advertisement for child sexual abuse material, one count of transportation of child sexual abuse material, one count of distribution of child sexual abuse material, one count of receipt of child sexual abuse material and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material.

The indictment followed an April affidavit filed by an FBI special agent in support of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant.

In the affidavit, the agent wrote that investigators began looking into Rue in September 2025 after Google submitted CyberTipline reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving an email account associated with him.

Investigators said the reports involved more than 50 files of suspected child sexual abuse material uploaded to Google Drive, according to the affidavit. Federal authorities later obtained a search warrant for files connected to the reports, Macaron wrote.

Rue worked as a supervisory microbiologist for the FBI and held a top secret security clearance, according to the affidavit. He lived in Stafford and maintained an office at an FBI facility in Quantico.

Federal agents executed search warrants on April 8 at Rue’s Stafford residence, on his person and on electronic devices, according to the affidavit. The FBI seized more than 25 electronic devices, including an Android Galaxy S22 cellphone. Investigators said the phone was associated with the same recovery number linked to the Google account cited in the CyberTipline reports.

A forensic review of the cellphone found thousands of images and videos depicting minors, including material involving sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the affidavit. Investigators also said the device contained files Google reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The indictment alleges that Rue advertised for child sexual abuse material on or about Oct. 29, 2025, and Nov. 4, 2025. It also alleges that from at least Feb. 15, 2025, through at least April 8, 2026, Rue knowingly transported and attempted to transport sexually explicit images and videos of minors uploaded to Google Drive accounts.

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The indictment further alleges that Rue distributed and attempted to distribute child sexual abuse material from at least Dec. 27, 2024, through at least April 8, 2026. Prosecutors also charged him with receiving and attempting to receive child sexual abuse material from at least Nov. 23, 2023, through at least April 8, 2026.

The possession count alleges that Rue knowingly possessed sexually explicit videos and images of minors stored on the Android Galaxy S22 cellphone on or about April 8, 2026. The indictment alleges that at least one visual depiction involved a prepubescent minor and a minor younger than 12.

The indictment includes a forfeiture notice seeking the Android Galaxy S22 cellphone and any materials, proceeds or property connected to the charged offenses if Rue is convicted.

According to the affidavit, investigators found encrypted messaging applications on Rue’s phone. Authorities said Rue used those platforms to exchange child sexual abuse material and messages related to sexual abuse, including with users who purported to be minors. The affidavit described multiple conversations and group chats in general terms, including alleged discussions about sexual abuse, violent sexual fantasies and requests for illegal material.

The special agent wrote that a forensic review of Rue’s electronic devices was ongoing at the time the affidavit was filed.

Investigators also reviewed Rue’s travel records and phone content. The affidavit said Rue traveled abroad in connection with his FBI work and that his phone contained a calendar entry for Bulgaria in 2022. Investigators also said the phone contained discussions about sexual conduct abroad and photographs taken in Huntsville, Alabama, during a March 2026 work-related trip.

Rue is scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Alexandria Courtroom 600 before District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema.