{"id":2397075,"date":"2025-01-30T14:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-adviser-jailed-as-pedophile-took-stuffed-animals-and-condoms-to-meet-little-girl-9\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:28:35","slug":"ex-obama-adviser-jailed-as-pedophile-took-stuffed-animals-and-condoms-to-meet-little-girl-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-adviser-jailed-as-pedophile-took-stuffed-animals-and-condoms-to-meet-little-girl-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Obama Adviser Jailed as Pedophile, Took Stuffed Animals and Condoms to Meet Little Girl, 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-obama-adviser-jailed-as-pedophile-took-stuffed-animals-and-condoms-to-meet-little-girl-9%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rahamim Shy, a \u206447-year-old former adviser in the Obama governance, was\u2062 sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison after being found guilty of planning to sexually assault a\u2063 9-year-old girl \u200bin the \u2062UK.Shy traveled from New Jersey to Bedfordshire in\u200c February 2024 after spending weeks communicating with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-army-vet-who-converted-to-islam-and-supported-violent-jihad-convicted-in-plot-to-bomb-california-rally\/\" title=\"U.S. Army Vet Who Converted To Islam And Supported Violent Jihad Convicted In Plot To Bomb California Rally\">undercover officer posing<\/a> as the girl&#8217;s \u2064grandmother. He faced charges of\u2064 arranging a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-mayor-charged-with-possession-of-child-pornography\/\" title=\"Dem Mayor Charged With Possession of Child Pornography\">child sex offense<\/a> and\u200c possessing\u200d indecent photographs of\u200c a \u2063child. Evidence presented during his \u200btrial included messages outlining his intentions and items he\u200b brought with \u2062him,such\u2063 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-kids-are-struggling-to-focus-during-online-school-now-theyre-being-diagnosed-with-adhd-this-is-cruel\/\" title=\"WALSH: Kids Are Struggling To Focus During Online School. Now They\u2019re Being Diagnosed With ADHD. This Is Cruel.\">stuffed animals<\/a> and condoms.The prosecution highlighted Shy&#8217;s predatory \u200cbehavior and emphasized the importance of\u200c protecting\u2063 children from sexual exploitation. The conviction \u200cserves as a warning that \u2064authorities\u200c will actively\u2064 pursue justice against those who \u2064attempt to harm children.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A former adviser in the Obama administration has been jailed after being found guilty of traveling to Great Britain to have sex with a 9-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>Rahamim Shy, 47, of New Jersey was a senior adviser on Pakistan and Afghanistan in the State Department during the administration of former President Barack Obama in the days when Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/person\/rami-shy\/9264832\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C-Span<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The international investment banker visited England&rsquo;s Bedfordshire in February 2024 after weeks of communicating with an undercover police officer posing as &ldquo;Debbie,&rdquo; who was the grandmother of a girl Shy sought to have sex with, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14338675\/former-senior-advisor-Barack-Obama-White-House-rape-girl-jailed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shy was arrested last year and tried to claim police had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-chris-hansen-catch-predator-fame-helps-authorities-nab-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no jurisdiction<\/a> over communications sent from America.<\/p>\n<p>The court ruled that since the proposed offense was to take place in England, English courts had jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Barack Obama advisor who &lsquo;raped a nine-year-old girl&rsquo; is jailed<\/p>\n<p>International investment banker Rahamim Shy, 47, travelled to Bedfordshire from New York in February 2024 to have sex with the girl following more than a month of planning.<\/p>\n<p>Using an online forum and later&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xWz1Uxzxq\">pic.twitter.com\/0xWz1Uxzxq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob (@_ROB_29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_ROB_29\/status\/1884659810316247532?\">January 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/armed-teacher-snaps-action-hears-screaming-middle-night-saves-teen-girl-predator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">messages<\/a> Shy sent from America, as well as those after his arrival, were used in his trial.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence used at the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">trial included stuffed animals<\/a> and condoms Shy brought with him in his luggage.<\/p>\n<p>Shy was found guilty of arranging the commission of a child sex offense, which was specified as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/absolute-failure-fbi-audit-reveals-just-badly-group-still-bungles-child-sex-abuse-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rape<\/a> and possessing indecent photographs of a child.<\/p>\n<p>He was sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgn1l228eko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>, the messages Shy sent described in detail what he wanted to do to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/predator-catchers-allegedly-bust-hollywood-elite-date-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9-year-old<\/a> he was planning to meet.<\/p>\n<p>He said in the messages that a girl not having sex until she was 9 was a &ldquo;tad late&rdquo; and that it was an &ldquo;honor&rdquo; to be &ldquo;her first&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Lorraine Telford of the Crown Prosecution Service said, Shy &ldquo;is a predator who was fully prepared to commit unspeakable acts against a child for his own sexual gratification,&rdquo; according to a news release from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.gov.uk\/thames-and-chiltern\/news\/former-us-government-advisor-who-arranged-rape-child-jailed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crown Prosecution Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was clear from his explicit conversations and items he brought to England that he had only one intention, to commit rape against what he knew was a vulnerable child,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Telford praised police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact the child in this case did not exist makes no difference, and it is a credit to the police operation and subsequent prosecution that Shy will no longer pose an immediate threat,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All children have the right to feel safe and protected, and I hope this conviction sends a clear message that the CPS, working closely alongside law enforcement, will relentlessly pursue justice and prosecute those who seek to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-hawkins-lets-define-what-a-groomer-is\/\" title=\"John Hawkins: Let\u2019s Define What a &quot;Groomer&quot; 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Rahamim Shy, 47, from New Jersey, served as a senior adviser on Pakistan and Afghanistan during Barack Obama&#8217;s presidency when Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. In February 2024, he traveled to Bedfordshire after weeks of communication with an undercover officer posing as the girl&#8217;s grandmother. Shy was arrested last year and argued that U.S. authorities had no jurisdiction over his messages sent from America; however, the court determined that since the crime was intended to occur in England, they had jurisdiction. Evidence presented at trial included explicit messages and items like stuffed animals and condoms found in his luggage. He was convicted of arranging a child sex offense classified as rape and possessing indecent images of a child, receiving an 11-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The Crown Prosecution Service described him as a predator intent on committing heinous acts against vulnerable children for his own gratification<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedophile.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33402,49505,33211,8979,49506],"class_list":["post-2397075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-child-safety","tag-ex-obama-adviser","tag-legal-news","tag-pedophile","tag-stuffed-animals"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedophile.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397075"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397079,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397075\/revisions\/2397079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}