St. Cloud Man Sentenced To 60 Years For Producing Child Pornography

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Jeremy Craig Traylor (32, St. Cloud) to 60 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. He pleaded guilty on October 6, 2017.

According to court documents, on September 1, 2016, a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led law enforcement officers to identify Traylor as a suspect involved in the distribution of child pornography.  During the execution of a search warrant at Traylor’s residence, agents found several items of computer media containing thousands of images of infants, toddlers, and young children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. During an interview, Traylor admitted that he had used file sharing software to search for, download, and view child pornography for at least the past six years. Forensic analyses of his computer media revealed images and a video that depicted Traylor sexually assaulting an infant girl and sexually explicit images of a minor boy that he had also produced. Traylor shared these images with others via text messaging and other applications on his phone.

"Two young lives are forever impacted by these incomprehensible crimes," said HSI Tampa Special Agent in Charge James C. Spero. "Nothing will return the innocence of these children, but we hope putting this criminal behind bars will help them in their recovery.”

This case was investigated by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ilianys Rivera Miranda.

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. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.