A Clearwater man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material. William Jack Filing, 30, was convicted by a federal jury on July 15, 2025, of receiving child sexual abuse material.
According to evidence presented at trial, Filing used the online persona ‘Calcifer_Starflame’ to discuss his desire to sexually abuse a baby boy in a one-on-one chat with a co-conspirator on a social media platform. The co-conspirator sent videos of an infant child being sexually abused at Filing’s request.
In response, Filing said that it was his ‘daydream’ to sexually abuse a baby himself and sent explicit photos of himself. When the co-conspirator asked about his preferred age, Filing stated, ‘1-4, maybe 5 or 6, less words the better.’
Filing was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations-Tampa, with substantial assistance from the Clearwater Police Department and the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce of Central Florida. He was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Erin Claire Favorit and Abigail K. King.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The program marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
U.S. District Judge Virigina M. Hernandez Covington handed down the sentence, ordering Filing to register as a sex offender and serve a lifetime of supervision following his release. Filing’s conviction and sentence are a result of a long-term investigation into child sexual exploitation.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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