Alan Joseph Clark, Jr., a 45-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, has been sentenced to 240 months in federal prison. This follows his guilty plea to six counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The announcement was made by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
“Crimes against children are among the most heinous types of offenses and deserving of the most significant sentences,” stated U.S. Attorney Coody. He emphasized the severe impact such crimes have on children, saying they result in "devastating psychological pain."
The investigation began in May 2023 when Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) looked into a file-sharing peer-to-peer network suspected of possessing or sharing digital files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). A federal search warrant executed at Clark’s residence revealed that he had received and possessed child pornography through the internet and had produced explicit videos involving minors.
“This individual’s disgusting and deviant behavior of producing sexual images of children inflicts irreparable psychological damage upon innocent lives,” said HSI Tallahassee Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas Ingegno. He affirmed that such behavior "cannot and will not be tolerated."
Clark's sentence includes a lifetime supervised release after his prison term. He must register as a sex offender and adhere to all related conditions. The court also ordered the forfeiture of electronic devices used in his offenses and mandated him to pay at least $15,000 in restitution to victims identified from the materials he possessed.
The case was investigated jointly by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Assistant United States Attorney Meredith Steer prosecuted it.
This conviction is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. It aims to locate, apprehend, and prosecute offenders who exploit children via the Internet while also identifying and rescuing victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood or public court documents related to this case, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov or the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website.