Trenton Man Indicted for Child Exploitation Crimes

Gainesville, Florida - Bryan James Shuping, 58, of Trenton, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with thirteen counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges today.

Shuping appeared in federal court for his arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Midori A. Lowry in Gainesville, Florida. Jury trial is scheduled for September 2, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. before Chief District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor in Gainesville, Florida.

If convicted, the defendant faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years' imprisonment, and up to 30 years' imprisonment, on each production of child pornography count. He faces up to 20 years' imprisonment on the possession of child pornography count.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Gainesville Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Tyler A. Fleming is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

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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