MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – A federal jury has found Joshua Scott Landers, 48, of Bradenton, Florida, guilty of multiple heinous crimes against a minor. Landers was convicted on three counts of producing child sexual abuse material and one count of possession.
The disturbing evidence presented during the trial revealed Landers’ horrifying actions: he secretly installed a video camera in the victim’s bedroom and used the footage to create and store explicit videos of the teenager.
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Landers now faces a minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison for each production offense, plus an additional 20 years for possession.
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked together to bring this predator to justice.
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