Florida Church Deacon Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For Producing Child Porn In Church Bathroom
A Florida church deacon who produced child porn in his church’s bathroom with young boys has been found guilty and was sentenced to 22 years in prison earlier this week. Strangely, there’s been no national outrage over the fact that children are still allowed to attend church services and be in the presence of church leaders, and politicians have failed to introduce legislation to ban churches and church leaders from being anywhere near children. While the government is OK with children being raped in church bathrooms, Ron DeSantis is at least cracking down on drag brunches so that children aren’t exposed to people dancing in wigs while serving mimosas.
Press release from the DOJ:
Jonathan High, 31, of Steinhatchee, Florida, was sentenced to twenty-two years in federal prison after having been found guilty at a bench trial on October 4, 2022, of two counts of use of a child to produce child pornography. Prior to the trial, High pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, Unites States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
“Child predators seek to prey upon our children in any setting imaginable – in this instance from inside a house of worship,” said U.S. Attorney Coody. “As such, we must remain vigilant. This sentence is yet another example of the unwavering commitment to the protection of our most vulnerable and should serve as a significant deterrent to those who would attempt to harm them. We will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those who engage in such heinous conduct.”
In August 2021, law enforcement officers received a Cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that a user of a cloud storage account uploaded files constituting child pornography. An investigation revealed the account was High’s. Law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant for High’s cell phones and desktop computer, and after an examination of their contents, confirmed that High was in possession of multiple child pornography images and videos that depicted prepubescent boys engaged in sex acts or exposing their genitals in a lascivious manner. Further investigation revealed that some of these images and videos were produced by High personally; High produced separate video recordings of two young boys using the restroom in a Perry, Florida church where High served as a deacon.
High’s imprisonment will be followed by lifetime supervised release and he will be required to register as a sex offender and will be subject to all sex offender conditions. The Court ordered restitution to provide for counseling to victims in the case and forfeiture of electronic devices used in the commission of the offenses, including two cellular phones and one computer.
