A Florida man has been sentenced to eight years and one month in federal prison for using the internet to download and receive videos and images showing children being sexually abused.
Michael Ray King, 42, Jacksonville, was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and pay child victims $50,500 in restitution.
FBI agents arrested King at his home on November 18, 2021, and he has been detained since June 1, 2022, when his bond was revoked because he accessed the internet, violating his release conditions.
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King pleaded guilty in September 2022.
According to court documents, in 2021, the FBI was investigating individuals using online networks to receive and share child sexual abuse materials.
This investigation revealed that in July, August, and September 2021, King used a computer connected to the internet at his Jacksonville residence to access videos depicting young children being sexually abused.
On November 18, 2021, the FBI executed a federal search warrant at King’s house and seized, among other things, an external computer hard drive that was connected by a cable to a gaming computer.
A forensic examination of these devices ultimately revealed that King had collected at least 5,000 videos and 2,000 images depicting child sexual abuse, including young children being sexually assaulted, bestiality, and bondage.
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The forensic evidence further showed that King had downloaded these child sexual abuse materials from the internet using a particular file-sharing program.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated this case.
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