TAMPA, Fla. – A Sarasota-area doctor has been ordered to serve 15 years in federal prison after admitting to posing as a teenager online to solicit sexually explicit material from a minor.
U.S. District Judge William F. Jung handed down the sentence to Dr. Pete Supan of Bradenton on Tuesday. The sentencing follows Supan’s guilty plea on October 7, 2025, for coercion and enticement of a minor and the production of child sex abuse material.
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the sentence, closing a case that involved a practicing medical professional deceiving a child.
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Before his conviction, Supan practiced as an internist in Sarasota. He was affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital, a major medical provider in the region. The revelation of the charges against a local physician has added a layer of shock to the community where he treated patients.
According to federal court documents, the doctor utilized a mobile app to target and communicate with the victim. Despite being in his mid-30s, Supan misrepresented his age as 19 years old.
Investigators stated that Supan used this fabricated persona to persuade, induce, and coerce the minor into engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The primary goal of this coercion was the production of visual depictions of the acts. In his plea agreement, Supan admitted he communicated with the victim while fully aware the individual was under the age of 18.
The case was brought to light through a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
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