Jeffrey Brian Mobley, Production of Visual Depictions of Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Florida 2015

Florida – A former youth pastor has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the production and distribution of child pornography. Jeffrey Brian Mobley, 24, of Ocala, formerly of Stuart, Florida, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging four counts of production of visual depictions of sexual exploitation of minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and (e) and two counts of distribution of visual depictions of sexual exploitation of minors, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1).

According to the court record, in September 2015, a suspicious conduct report was made to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office concerning a youth pastor, Jeffrey Brian Mobley, and a minor who was under his trust and care through a religious based youth program in Stuart, Florida. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement learned that Mobley, while the youth pastor, engaged in sexual intercourse, separately, with two female minors that were participants in the church’s youth program.

Using various forms of electronic communication, while in Stuart Florida, Mobley induced one of the minors to engage in sexual activity and produced sexually explicit images of their illicit relationship at several locations. This heinous crime was brought to light as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez handed down the 45-year sentence in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, commended the investigative efforts of the FBI and Martin County Sheriff’s Office for their work on this case. Mr. Ferrer also thanked the members of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida for their assistance with this matter.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen Lineberger. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood and for information regarding Internet safety, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc.

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