ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando man has pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing child sex abuse material after attempting to destroy a hard drive and hiding it behind a freezer.
Christopher Tristan McKie, 38, faces a minimum mandatory term of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison for the distribution offense and up to 20 years in federal prison for the possession offense.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 19, 2023.
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According to the plea agreement, law enforcement received a CyberTip regarding a user distributing child sex abuse images and videos on a social media platform. Further investigation revealed that McKie was the user who had uploaded the child sex abuse material.
While executing a search warrant on McKie’s residence, law enforcement seized multiple electronic devices belonging to McKie, including a damaged laptop under McKie’s bed and an external hard drive broken into pieces behind a freezer.
Law enforcement also found a folder containing McKie’s handwritten stories describing the sexual abuse of children between the ages of five and sixteen. A forensic examination of McKie’s devices revealed several videos and images of child sex abuse material.
During an interview with law enforcement, McKie admitted to viewing and trading child sex abuse material.
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