Florida Man Sentenced For Possessing Child Pornography
MIAMI, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– A United States federal district judge has sentenced Nikolas Cook, 23, of Stuart, Florida, to 840 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography.
According to court documents, on September 10, 2020, Cook communicated with others in a social media group created for individuals interested in child sexual abuse material. While participating in the chat group, Cook produced and distributed multiple pornographic images of a three-year-old girl. An investigation led agents to Cook's residence. Agents arrested Cook within 12 hours of learning of his activity in the chat group. During a search of Cook's residence, agents located electronic devices containing multiple sexually explicit images and videos of minor children being sexually abused.
The sentence was imposed by Judge K. Michael Moore after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Juan Antonio Gonzalez and Special Agent in Charge for FBI Miami George L. Piro announced the sentence.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Martin County Sheriff's Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel E. Funk and Luisa Berti are prosecuting it.
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