Tallahassee Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting Child Pornography

Tallahassee, Florida - Charles Eric Love, 56, of Tallahassee, Florida was sentenced to five years in federal court for transporting child pornography. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: "Achieving justice for the innocent victims who have been exploited in the creation of child sexual abuse material is of paramount importance, and my office remains committed to aggressively prosecuting predators like this defendant to put an end to the cycle of victimization that is perpetuated by the transmission of these horrific images and videos."

Court documents reflect that on March 19, 2025, detectives with the Tallahassee Police Department were assigned seven cyber tips by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Subsequently, law enforcement obtained search warrants for the defendant's file sharing account, apartment, house, and office. From the seized electronic devices, law enforcement identified 1,010 image and 34 video files of child pornography.

"Every image represents a real child who has been harmed," said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell. "Our detectives worked around the clock on this investigation because these victims deserve justice, and our community deserves to be safe from predators like this."

"The exploitation of innocent children is among the most reprehensible crimes we confront in law enforcement," said Homeland Security Investigations Tallahassee Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas Ingegno. "HSI worked tirelessly alongside Tallahassee Police Department to ensure this predator was brought to justice and removed from our community. We will not tolerate those who prey on the vulnerable, and we remain steadfast in our mission to protect children, pursue offenders relentlessly, and support victims every step of the way."

After serving his term of 5 years' imprisonment, Love will have to register as a sexual offender and be on supervised release for 10 years. He was also ordered to pay $36,000 in restitution to the victims.

The case involved a joint investigation by the Tallahassee Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric W. Welch.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice and led by the U.S. Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Divisions Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), it marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.projectsafechildhood.govLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link..

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