ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – David Blackmer, 34, St. Petersburg, has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
The court also ordered Blackmer to register as a sex offender and pay $114,000 in restitution. Blackmer pleaded guilty on February 7, 2023.
According to court documents, on September 7, 2021, Blackmer distributed child sexual abuse videos and images to an undercover computer belonging to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) through a peer-to-peer program.
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Federal agents executed a search warrant at Blackmer’s residence and recovered electronic devices containing thousands of images and videos of children being sexually abused.
“This predator engaged in the collection and sharing of thousands of images and videos of children being sexually abused,” said Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tampa Assistant Special Agent in Charge Kristopher Pagitt. “Our HSI Tampa special agents are proud to be a part of Project Safe Childhood to combat the epidemic of people exploiting our most vulnerable.”
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ilyssa M. Spergel.
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