OCALA, Fla. — A Florida man has been indicted in federal court with two counts of receipt of child sexual abuse material following a joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Orlando investigation.
Bryce Fleetwood, 26, Clermont, faces a maximum of 20 years on each count in federal prison if convicted, including a five-year minimum term of imprisonment. Fleetwood is currently in custody pending the resolution of this case.
According to the indictment and evidence presented in court, on May 11 and Nov. 15, 2022, Fleetwood, using an online social media messaging application, received sexual abuse material depicting young children.
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
This case was investigated by HSI Orlando, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. It will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Janette Swartzberg.
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