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Defendant Arrested for Child Sex Abuse Materials
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Defendant Arrested for Child Sex Abuse Materials

Jacksonville, Florida – In a shocking case, 70-year-old James Allen Randall of Orange Park has been arrested and charged with receiving and accessing child sex abuse materials.

According to a federal criminal complaint, Randall’s arrest was the result of an investigation initiated by law enforcement after they received a CyberTip from an internet service provider indicating a user had uploaded child sex abuse materials.

A further investigation revealed that the upload was tied to an IP address for Randall’s residence. On February 16, 2023, agents and task force officers from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a search warrant at Randall’s residence and located a computer that was being used by Randall.

The computer had the search results for child sex abuse materials displayed on the screen, and a preliminary review showed Randall had previously downloaded a file containing child sex abuse material.

Randall faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years, up to 30 years, in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release. He has been detained pending a hearing scheduled for February 21, 2023.

This case is another example of the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and the importance of law enforcement’s efforts to combat it.

As part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006, the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section are working together to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

The case will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ashley Washington.

Randall has been detained pending a hearing scheduled for February 21, 2023.