Press Release

Ferndale man sentenced to 121 months for distributing child pornography

Friday, November 6, 2026

For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan

DETROIT – Brian Allen Rose, 48, of Ferndale, Michigan, was sentenced yesterday to 121 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography. The court also ordered Rose to pay $25,000 in restitution to nine victims whose images and videos he distributed and to register as a sex offender.

U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., was joined in the announcement by Jennifer Runyan , Special Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Investigation Detroit Field Division.

According to court records, Rose was trading child pornography with a subject of a different FBI investigation. In February 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at Rose’s home in Ferndale. On Rose’s devices, FBI agents located thousands of videos and images of child pornography, including material depicting infants and toddlers.…