Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Charges in Florida
In Gainesville, a city in Alachua County, Florida, Bryan James Shuping, 58, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced the guilty plea.
Court records show that on multiple occasions from June 18, 2025, to August 2, 2025, Shuping entered men's public restrooms at the Oaks Mall and Depot Park in Gainesville and filmed minors as they used the bathroom. He admitted doing so for sexual gratification and also admitted possessing other images of child pornography downloaded from the internet.
Shuping faces a minimum mandatory 15 years up to life imprisonment. Sentencing is scheduled for February 16, 2027, at 10:30 a.m. at the U.S. Courthouse in Gainesville before Chief U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Gainesville Police Department jointly investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Fleming is prosecuting as part of Project Safe Childhood.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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