Jacksonville Man Sentenced To Three Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Jacksonville, Florida –Senior United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Austin Adams (32, Jacksonville) to 36 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Adams pled guilty to that offense on September 24, 2024. Following his incarceration, he will serve 10 years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sexual offender.

According to the court documents, on March 20, 2024, Adams possessed child sexual abuse material by purchasing it with cryptocurrency. He spent close to $1,000 on a website that was eventually shut down due to the child sexual abuse material the website was distributing. The discovery of Adams’ purchases on the website led law enforcement to search Adams’ residence where a forensic review of his cellular phone revealed multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse material, some of which were over 45 minutes in length. 

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John Cannizzaro. 

This is another case 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 the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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.