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Child Exploitation

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Orlando Middle School Employee Charged With Distribution, Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material

OCALA, Fla. — A middle school employee has been charged with two counts of distribution and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material following an HSI Orlando investigation.

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Lake County Man Indicted for Receiving Child Sex Abuse Material

OCALA, Fla. — A Florida man has been indicted in federal court with two counts of receipt of child sexual abuse material following a joint HSI Orlando investigation.

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Georgia Man Indicted for Traveling to Meet a Minor for Sex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Investigators intercepted a Georgia man who traveled by bus to Jacksonville to meet a minor during an investigation and charged him with attempted production of child sexual abuse material and attempted online enticement of a minor following a joint investigation.

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Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenses

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mathew Hoard, 40, of Smithfield, was sentenced Nov. 13 to 120 months in federal prison to be followed by eight years of federal supervised release.

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Recidivist Child Sexual Predator Sentenced to More Than 37 Years in Federal Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A convicted sex offender was sentenced Nov. 12 to more than 37 years in federal prison after an HSI case found he sought out, solicited, and groomed what he believed to be a 13-year-old Rhode Island girl.

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Houston-Area Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Child Exploitation-Related Offenses

HOUSTON — A Houston-area man was sentenced to prison Nov. 7 for multiple child sexual exploitation-related offenses following an investigation by HSI Houston.

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New Jersey Man Admits Distribution, Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material Following HSI Newark Investigation

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey man admitted to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material following an investigation led by HSI Newark.

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HSI Tucson Investigation Results in Child Predator Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

TUCSON, Ariz. — A local area man was sentenced last week to 168 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for violations of law related to child exploitation.

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HSI Tucson Case Sends Casa Grande Man Who Enticed Minor to Federal Prison for 10 Years

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Casa Grande man was sentenced Oct. 22 to 120 months in prison, followed by lifetime of supervised release for enticing a minor for sexual acts.

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HSI Investigation Leads to 50-Year Sentence for Maine Registered Sex Offender for Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenses

BANGOR, Maine — A West Gardiner man was sentenced Nov. 5 after an investigation by HSI and the Maine State Police led to charges for transporting, receiving, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, as well as failing to register as a sex offender.