FORT MYERS, Fla. – Cody Ray Syfrett, 30, of North Fort Myers, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children (CSAM).
Syfrett was also sentenced to a 15-year term of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender. Syfrett entered a guilty plea on October 17, 2023.
According to court documents, between September 28 and October 4, 2021, Syfrett was chatting with an undercover agent on a social media application. Syfrett sent videos of minors engaged in sexual acts to the undercover agent.
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In addition, a social media app provided a cybertip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reporting that Syfrett had uploaded videos and images depicting child sexual abuse material between September 27 and October 10, 2021.
In December 2021, the FBI executed a search warrant for Syfrett’s social media account, which revealed videos and images depicting minors under the age of 12 engaging in sexually explicit conduct. On January 27, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant at Syfrett’s residence and seized his cellphone.
A subsequent forensic analysis of Syfrett’s cellphone revealed 20 images and 25 videos of child sexual abuse material. During an interview with agents, Syfrett confirmed that he utilized the social media app and confirmed his phone number and username for the app.
Syfrett admitted to his conversation with the undercover agent and that he shared child sexual abuse material. Syfrett said that the youngest child depicted in the child sexual abuse material that he distributed was nine years old.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fort Myers Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes the Lee County Sheriff’s Office that assisted with this investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Yolande G. Viacava.
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