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Volusia County Man Indicted For Child Sex Abuse Chat
A 36-year-old Deland man is facing federal charges for attempting to entice a 13-year-old to produce and send him photos depicting child sexual abuse.
Shane Christopher Abrams was arrested on May 20, 2024, by FBI agents at his place of employment in South Daytona, following an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida, according to the DOJ USAO.
According to court documents, Abrams engaged in text conversations with a 13-year-old child on an online social media application in April 2024. Abrams, who used the username ‘Malicious_Malediction,’ asked the child questions about her body and discussed masturbation.
Abrams then provided the child with his cellphone number and continued the conversation via text messaging. Between April 4 and April 20, 2024, Abrams and the child exchanged numerous text messages, with Abrams sending the child explicit photos that he claimed were of himself.
On several occasions, Abrams asked the child to produce and send him explicit photos of herself, giving her specific and sexually explicit instructions on how to comply with his request.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
Abrams faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to 30 years, in federal prison, along with a potential lifetime of supervised release if convicted.
This case was 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
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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