TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has handed down an 18-year federal prison sentence to Randall Alderman, 61, of Lakeland, for the production and receipt of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Following his prison term, Alderman will be subject to a lifetime of supervised release. He had previously pleaded guilty to the charges on September 16, 2024.
Court documents revealed that Alderman initiated sexually explicit communications with a 13-year-old victim through a social media application beginning in 2021. During these interactions, Alderman requested and subsequently received child sexual abuse material from the minor.
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Confronted by the FBI, Alderman admitted to engaging in these communications and receiving the illicit material. A subsequent search of Alderman’s phone by the FBI uncovered 10 videos and 7 images containing child sexual abuse involving the victim.
The FBI investigated this case, and Assistant United States Attorney Courtney Derry handled the prosecution.
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