Pryce Elijah Demars, Distributing Child Sex Abuse Videos, Florida 2017

A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to distributing child sex abuse videos over the internet, federal authorities announced. Pryce Elijah Demars, 25, faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, and up to 20 years, in federal prison for his involvement in a child exploitation investigation.

On November 15, 2017, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Demars's residence in connection with the investigation. FBI agents had determined that between August 2016 and April 2017, Demars distributed videos online depicting young children being sexually abused.

During an interview, Demars admitted to searching for child pornography on the internet, downloading it, and then distributing it to another individual in exchange for video games and other items of value.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, and the Nassau County Sheriff's Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.

This is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Demars is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date. The case number is not available.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/jacksonville-man-pleads-guilty-distributing-child-sex-abuse-videos-over-internet