Federal Jury Convicts Registered Sex Offender for Child Sex Crimes

Tallahassee, Florida - William Jared Breski, 38, of Eastpoint, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury of attempting to entice a minor to produce child pornography, attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor, and a penalty for registered sex offenders. The verdict was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: "My office takes seriously its duty to protect the most vulnerable members of our community against predators, like this defendant, who would seek to sexually exploit and victimize them, and this successful prosecution will ensure he is kept behind federal bars where he belongs and away from our kids. I appreciate the excellent investigative work of our state and federal law enforcement partners that supported this trial success, and my office remains committed to aggressively prosecuting these crimes to keep our kids safe."

Trial testimony revealed that in July 2025, local law enforcement conducted an undercover operation to identify and apprehend registered sex offenders who were in violation of state registration requirements. During the operation, an undercover law enforcement officer contacted the defendant's social media account, which he had failed to disclose as a required in his previous sex offender registration forms. After being informed he was speaking to a 15-year-old child, the defendant expressed an interest in talking to the child about sex. Ten days later, following his release from jail on state criminal charges, the defendant re-initiated contact with the undercover officer posing as the child and sent numerous unsolicited images of himself nude. He then encouraged the "child" to produce sexually explicit images for him to view. The defendant has been a registered sex offender since 2021.

Breski faces a mandatory minimum 10 years' imprisonment, and up to life imprisonment, on the attempted enticement count; up to 10 years' imprisonment on the attempted transmission of obscene material count; and 10 years' imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence imposed on the penalties for registered sex offender count.

The case involved a joint investigation by the Leon County Sheriff's Office and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Emma Schwan is prosecuting the case.

Sentencing is scheduled for January 28, 2027, at 2:00 pm at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before United States District Judge Robert L. Hinkle.

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. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood 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 Justice.gov/PSC.

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