Brett Avery Tipton, Enticing Minor To Produce Child Sex Abuse Material, Florida 2020

Rockledge Security Guard Arrested for Enticing Minor to Produce Child Sex Abuse Material

Orlando, Florida – In a disturbing case of online exploitation, United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the arrest of Brett Avery Tipton, a 40-year-old security guard from Rockledge, Florida, on a criminal complaint charging him with enticing a minor to produce child sex abuse material.

Tipton is accused of engaging in a long-term relationship with a 12-year-old boy, whom he met online through various social media platforms, including Snapchat, Telegram, PlayStation, and Facebook. According to the complaint, Tipton repeatedly asked the victim to send him pictures of himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and in return, he sent the victim gifts, games, and other items.

The investigation revealed that Tipton distributed child sex abuse material to online groups that trade such contraband. During an interview with the FBI, Tipton stated that he used his online accounts to interact with and solicit sexually explicit material from young teenage boys and men who ranged in age from 12 to 26 years old.

Tipton made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Embry J. Kidd yesterday and was ordered detained pending trial. If convicted, Tipton faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Licking County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office, the Rockledge Police Department, and the United States Secret Service. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Emily C. L. Chang.

This case is another example of the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The Department of Justice launched Project Safe Childhood in May 2006 to combat this issue. As part of this initiative, federal, state, and local resources are being marshaled to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

A complaint 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.

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