Scott Matthew Yotka, Child Sex Abuse, Florida 2021

Grimy Times has learned that Scott Matthew Yotka, a 47-year-old man from Jacksonville, Florida, has pleaded guilty to producing photos and a video depicting himself while he sexually abused two young children.

Yotka faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, and up to 60 years, in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release. His sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

According to court documents, on September 15, 2021, Yotka, using the name “Scottnjax44,” engaged in online private conversation using a particular social media application with an undercover FBI task force officer in Washington, D.C. Yotka discussed his ongoing sexual exploitation of children in graphic detail, stated that he had access to two young children, and further that he enjoyed molesting them.

Yotka sent the undercover officer several photos and a video depicting two prepubescent children being sexually abused by Yotka. The FBI traced this online messaging activity to Yotka’s residence and determined that the same “Scottnjax44” user account was also accessed from the offices of the City of Jacksonville located in the Ed Ball Building in downtown Jacksonville. FBI agents coordinated with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) and confirmed that Yotka was employed by JSO as a Police Emergency Communications Officer.

During an interview, Yotka confirmed that he was the administrator of a chat room on the social media app for individuals interested in “incest fetishes, little kid things, [and] animal things.” Yotka admitted sending pornographic pictures of young children to another app user. He also admitted taking photos of these children as he molested them and used a particular object to sexually abuse them.

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

Grimy Times would like to note that this case is another example of the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006, aims to combat this issue by locating, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/former-jacksonville-sheriff-s-office-emergency-dispatcher-pleads-guilty-producing