A North Fort Myers man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Cody Ray Syfrett (30, North Fort Myers) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Syfrett was also sentenced to a 15-year term of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender. Syfrett entered a guilty plea on October 17, 2023.
According to court documents, between September 28 and October 4, 2021, Syfrett was chatting with an undercover agent on a social media application. Syfrett sent videos of minors engaged in sexual acts to the undercover agent.
In addition, a social media app provided a cybertip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reporting that Syfrett had uploaded videos and images depicting child sexual abuse material between September 27 and October 10, 2021.
In December 2021, the FBI executed a search warrant for Syfrett’s social media account, which revealed videos and images depicting minors under the age of 12 engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fort Myers Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes the Lee County Sheriff’s Office that assisted with this investigation.
It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Yolande G. Viacava.
This is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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