Bokeelia Man Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Vincent Jay Yau (43, Bokeelia) to six years and six months in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The court also ordered Yau to forfeit his laptop and cellphone, which were used to commit the offense. Yau pleaded guilty on February 19, 2025.

According to court documents, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) served a federal search warrant on Yau’s residence where they located multiple electronic devices attributed to Yau. On those devices agents located thousands of files containing CSAM, some depicting toddlers.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Morgan.

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.