PALM HARBOR, Fla. – A federal judge has sentenced a 34-year-old Palm Harbor resident to nearly two decades in prison after investigators uncovered thousands of explicit files and evidence he directed a local teenager to produce sexual material.
U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti sentenced Alexander William Czech to 17 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release. The sentence follows Czech’s guilty plea on August 22, 2025, to two counts of producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and one count of receiving CSAM.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Badalamenti ordered Czech to pay $133,000 in restitution and register as a sex offender.
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According to federal court records, the investigation began when the FBI obtained a warrant to search Czech’s residence. Agents discovered thousands of videos and photos constituting CSAM stored on his computer and an external hard drive.
Forensic analysis of Czech’s cellphone revealed he had been communicating with a 16-year-old girl he knew personally. The recovered chats showed Czech directing the minor to take sexually explicit photographs of herself and send them to him through a mobile app. The investigation further revealed that Czech had picked the teenager up from school on several occasions to engage in sexual activity.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ross Roberts following a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Largo Police Department.
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