TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – In a disturbing case of child exploitation, Ray Eugene Collins, 62, of Tallahassee, was convicted today of receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography.
The verdict was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
At trial, the government presented evidence that, in January 2014, law enforcement officers identified a computer determined to belong to Collins that was sharing child pornography files through a peer-to-peer network. A forensic review of Collins’s laptop and external hard drive revealed that Collins had downloaded dozens of videos and images of child pornography between October 2013 and January 2014.
This case resulted from investigations by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jason S. Beaton.
Collins faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison. Collins’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 11, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.
For more information, contact Amy Alexander, Public Information Officer, at (850) 216-3854 or amy.alexander@usdoj.gov.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website provides public court documents online, and the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida website can be accessed at http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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