SERIAL KIDNAPPER AND RAPIST CHARGED BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS AFTER MULTI-YEAR INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, DC — December 4, 2025
Federal authorities announced today that a Minneapolis man has been charged in a sweeping federal case involving years of violent sexual assaults, including the kidnapping and rape of a 15-year-old girl. According to a statement released directly by the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 28-year-old Abdimahat Bille Mohamed is now federally charged with “Kidnapping a Minor” and “Kidnapping” after investigators documented a pattern of violent assaults spanning from 2017 through 2025.

According to the federal complaint released by the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, investigators say Mohamed first targeted a minor victim in 2017 after contacting her online, then forcibly kidnapped her and transported her to a location where she was sexually assaulted by multiple men. The DOJ reports that the victim was restrained, threatened, and prevented from escaping until she was eventually released. Federal prosecutors stated that subsequent victims over the next several years reported similar conduct, including physical violence, coercion, and forced confinement, forming a repeated pattern of predatory behavior.

Investigators with the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) assisted in building the federal case, drawing on testimonies from multiple victims, forensic evidence, and digital communication records. Authorities emphasized that the details contained in the complaint represent allegations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law, but the DOJ said the pattern of behavior uncovered during the investigation was consistent and severe across multiple reported incidents.

According to the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Mohamed faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and up to life imprisonment if convicted. Federal prosecutors highlighted that the charge of “Kidnapping a Minor” carries especially severe penalties under federal statute due to the heightened vulnerability of juvenile victims and the documented physical and psychological harm described in the complaint.

The DOJ states that the investigation also involved cooperation with state and local law-enforcement agencies, who responded to separate reports of sexual assault over the eight-year period. According to the DOJ’s summary of the case, several victims independently described the same suspect, similar methods of coercion, and similar forms of physical restraint, enabling investigators to build a connected timeline of events leading to the federal charges filed this week.

Federal officials have not announced additional charges at this time, but the DOJ noted that the investigation remains ongoing and that anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact law-enforcement. The DOJ stated that further filings will be made publicly available through federal court records as the case progresses.

This federal charging decision represents a significant escalation in how this long-running pattern of violence is now being handled, shifting the case from isolated local incidents to a consolidated federal prosecution. According to the DOJ, the seriousness of the allegations and the number of victims over multiple years warranted federal intervention under statutes designed to address violent crimes that cross jurisdictional boundaries or involve minors.

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Sources

Primary First-Hand Sources

• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE — “Serial Kidnapper and Rapist Charged Federally,” December 4, 2025 (official press release).
• FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) — Investigative involvement as stated in the DOJ release.