Cape Coral man sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography
A Cape Coral man will spend more than 17 years in federal prison for distributing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child.
U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell sentenced Anthony Vincent Organo, 32, on Wednesday to 17-and-a-half years in federal prison for distributing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child.
Polster also sentenced Organo to a term of 15 years of supervised release and ordered him to register as a sex offender. Organo had pleaded guilty on Oct. 3.
According to court documents, between March 9 and May 9, Organo distributed videos depicting minors being sexually abused through an undisclosed social media account.
Among those who Organo had distributed the child sexual abuse material to were undercover special agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI.
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In addition, Organo distributed videos of children being sexually abused to an undercover detective from the Montgomery County Constable's Office, in Texas.
During the investigation, law enforcement discovered Organo was an administrator of a social media group chat and had helped to run the group chat that had the main purpose of sharing child sexual abuse material, court documents say.
On June 14, 2023, a search warrant was executed at Organo's residence, where agents seized Organo's cellphone. A subsequent forensic examination of Organo's cellphone revealed more than 400 videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
During an interview with agents, Organo admitted that he had received videos and images of children ranging from 5 to 15.
Organo estimated that he had sent and received more than 500 images and videos depicting children being sexually abused in 2023, and said he had created the social media group chat where he would send and receive child sex abuse material.
Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press. You can reach Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. Connect with him on Threads @tomasfrobeltran, Instagram @tomasfrobeltran and Facebook @tomasrodrigueznews.
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