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Local Police Officer Embroiled in Child Pornography Scandal
A shocking case of corruption within the Margate Police Department has come to light, with the arrest and charging of officer Andrew Christian Hammock (46, Boca Raton) for soliciting a minor for visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct.
According to the complaint, Hammock was employed by the Margate Police Department as a police officer. From February 14 through March 17, 2020, Hammock engaged in chats using a social media application with whom he believed to be a 14-year-old female child.
Hammock solicited the child to produce and send him child pornography on multiple occasions and indicated his desire to engage in sexual conduct with the “child,” who was actually an undercover FBI agent. Hammock was arrested at the City of Margate Police Department on March 17, 2020.
U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced the arrest and charging of Hammock, stating that if convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, and up to, 30 years in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Jacksonville Office), with assistance from the Margate Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kelly S. Karase.
The case marks another instance of child exploitation being brought to light through Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the federal government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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