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Santa Rosa Man Pleads To Collecting 50,000 Child Porn Images
June 3, 2016
A Santa Rosa County truck drive has pleaded guilty to collecting over 50,000 child pornography images.
Andre M. Straughn, 39, pleaded guilty Thursday to receipt and transportation of child pornography, as well as making a false statement to a federal agent.
In July 2015, law enforcement agents became aware of online child pornography files that were linked to Straughn’s online activities. Law enforcement agents conducted an investigation and determined that Straughn was a truck driver who traveled to other states with his cellular device and laptop and used multiple electronic platforms to engage in online child pornography. After Straughn returned home from a trip, agents searched Straughn’s residence. Straughn told law enforcement agents that he did not have an online storage account, did not use the social media application Kik, and could not remember the password to his cellular telephone.
A forensic review of Straughn’s electronic devices revealed that Straughn did maintain online storage accounts and a Kik account. In total, Straughn’s online storage account, laptop, and other electronic devices revealed more than 50,000 images and videos of child pornography, dating back approximately 10 years.
For each child pornography charge, Straughn faces a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison. For the false statement charge, Straughn faces a maximum of eight years in prison. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 18 at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola.
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4 Responses to “Santa Rosa Man Pleads To Collecting 50,000 Child Porn Images”
Anne, What’s so scary is that child molesters/abusers are everywhere. In every class of society, no matter if they are church going, civic minded, coaches etc. I don’t have any children and I have no idea how to assure that they would be kept safe. If you look up the people you would least expect to be abusers they are all over the place. I don’t know how you can stop them.
I am more concerned about the shocking number of child images. 50,000! What is wrong with these people and where are they? Who are they that they have access to these children?
In my family some of us cousins compared stories about a few odd things that had happened with the same 2 cousins We decided, at the risk of ruining the innocent age of life, our own kids were shown pictures of family they were never allowed to go near alone. This isn’t a family rift, these guys are our own family pigs. There is no makey-nicey when it involves children.
Keep this predator in a cell for as long as possible.
Just out of curiosity what was the exact charge for lying to the Feds? Surely it wasn’t “lying to the police.”
People like this need to stay in prison for the rest of their lives. Disgusting!!