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Man Arrested In Prostitution Sting By Miami Police

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

When you get into a car accident, you usually just exchange driver’s license and insurance information with the other parties involved. You don’t usually pimp them out for sex, but that is what a Tampa man did. He is now behind bars after police arrested him in a prostitution sting. The 34-year-old man was… Read More »

Police Officer Arrested For Having Child Porn On Personal Devices

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

We rely on law enforcement to keep us safe, but sometimes even they don’t follow the laws. They may engage in illegal activities such as child pornography. This was recently the case in Florida, when a police officer was arrested for child porn possession. The 39-year-old man was taken to Broward County Main Jail,… Read More »

Florida Man Caught With 220,000 Child Porn Images

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

Child porn possession has become a common crime in Florida. When people possess these images, though, they tend to collect them. They don’t have just one or two sexually explicit pictures of children. They may have dozens. Or hundreds. In some cases, they may even have thousands. But hundreds of thousands? Virtually unheard of,… Read More »

TV Station Employee Faces Child Porn Charges

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

People are attracted to various types of pornography. If it involves consenting adults, then it is legal to view and possess. However, if it involves children and animals, then it is illegal. An employee at a Florida TV station is facing criminal charges after he was caught with various sexually explicit materials of an… Read More »

Attorney Schaffnit Quoted in Ocala Gazette About Former State Representative Harding’s Guilty Plea

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

Former State Rep. Joe Harding on Tuesday appeared in federal court to formally change his plea from not guilty to guilty on several counts related to fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-era Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). Learn more and read Attorney Schaffnit’s commentary by clicking here!

Florida Gators QB Arrested For Child Pornography Charges

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

Many people find child porn images alluring. They may stumble upon these images while online or in a forum, but the truth is that this material is not legal. When a child under the age of 18 is nude in a sexually explicit photo or video, it is illegal to own and distribute. A… Read More »

Fire Captain Arrested For Having Sex With Minor

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

A Polk County Fire Captain was arrested in November after allegedly having sex with a minor in early 2022. It is believed that the sexual activity occurred at the Lake Maude Nature Park in Winter Haven sometime in April 2022. On November 8, Winter Haven police responded to a case of sexual battery reported… Read More »

Florida Man Faces 1,180+ Child Porn Charges — Most Ever

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

Florida residents are arrested on a regular basis for child pornography crimes. However, detectives will often come across dozens or maybe hundreds of child porn files. The Highland County Sheriff’s Office was not expected to find more than 1,100 files in one man’s possession. When deputies arrested a 23-year-old man for child porn possession,… Read More »

Florida Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Porn Crimes — Again

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

A Florida man who was previously convicted of child porn crimes committed more of the same crimes while on supervised release. In 2016, the 32-year-old man from Moore Haven received a prison sentence of five years and 10 months for transporting child sexual abuse materials. After he was released from prison, he was ordered… Read More »

Teacher Arrested For Traveling To Meet A Minor For Sex

By Law Offices of Gilbert A. Schaffnit |

A Florida teacher is currently in jail on a $70,000 bond on a charge of traveling to meet a minor.  The Satellite High School teacher is accused of trying to meet up with a student to have sex with them. The 64-year-old man traveled to an unknown location in Brevard County with the intent… Read More »

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