A Warrington Township man, who authorities said shared and owned "horrific" images depicting the rape, torture, and bondage of children and infants while employed as a corrections officer at Bucks County Correctional Facility, was sentenced earlier this year to 8 years, in state prison, followed by a decade of supervised release.
Christos Sinchuk Rallis, 52, was sentenced in February by United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky to 100 months in prison, who also ordered Sinchuk Rallis to pay $38,000 in restitution to victims. His prison term will be followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Sinchuk Rallis was charged by indictment in January 2025 with distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to both charges in August 2025, according to court records
As detailed in court filings and statements by United States Attorney David Metcalf, Sinchuk Rallis actively sought out and shared images of horrific sexual abuse of children, including images depicting rape, torture, or bondage of children as young as infants.
A forensic analysis of the defendant’s devices found more than 609 videos and 249 standard images of child sexual abuse material.
Sinchuk Rallis committed these offenses while employed as a Bucks County Correctional Officer.
Prior to relocating to Pennsylvania, he worked as a San Francisco police officer for 16 years.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.
Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit projectsafechildhood.gov.
The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ruth Mandelbaum.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
