Florida man sentenced to more than 30 years for child exploitation

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years and five months in federal prison for using the Internet to attempt to induce a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cocoa Beach office and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

In addition, Jonathan Tyler Prive, 26, of West Melbourne, was ordered to serve a life term of supervision, and to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

“This strong sentence lets predators know that they cannot get away with the sexual exploitation of our children,” said Susan L. McCormick, special agent in charge of HSI Tampa. “HSI will continue to relentlessly pursue these criminals to make our communities safer.”

According to court documents, in September and October 2013, an undercover officer with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation into an individual identified as Michael Glenn Glascock. The undercover investigation revealed that Glascock was sexually abusing a 3-year-old minor victim, producing child pornography images of the minor victim, and distributing some of these images to others.  Law enforcement agents eventually arrested Glascock at his residence in Brevard County, located the minor victim, and executed a search warrant at Glascock’s residence. A forensic examination of Glascock’s electronic devices and a review of his email accounts revealed emails between Prive and Glascock. In these emails, the two discussed a prior incident where Prive had sexually abused the minor victim at Glascock’s home, while Glascock was present. After discovering these emails, the undercover agent used Glascock’s email account to initiate online communications with Prive.

On Nov. 4, 2013, and Nov. 5, 2013, Prive communicated with the undercover agent via the Internet and emails and arranged to meet the agent, who was posing as Glascock in these emails, for the purpose of engaging in illegal sexual activity with the minor victim for a second time. Prive agreed to meet at a residence in Brevard County, where Prive thought the minor victim would be present. Agents followed Prive as he traveled to the street where this residence was located. Before Prive arrived at the residence, agents arrested him and recovered a packet of lubricant that he had brought for his planned meeting with the minor victim. Prive pleaded guilty Aug. 27, 2014.

On Aug. 18, 2014, Glascock also pleaded guilty to producing child pornography and attempted online enticement of a minor. On Feb. 6, 2015, he was sentenced to life in federal prison.

This investigation was conducted under HSI’s Operation Predator, an international initiative to protect children from sexual predators. Since the launch of Operation Predator in 2003, HSI has arrested more than 10,000 individuals for crimes against children, including the production and distribution of online child pornography, traveling overseas for sex with minors, and sex trafficking of children. In fiscal year 2014, more than 2,300 individuals were arrested by HSI special agents under this initiative and more than 1,000 victims identified or rescued.

HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. From outside the U.S. and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196. Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.

For additional information about wanted suspected child predators, download HSI’s Operation Predator smartphone app or visit the online suspect alerts page.

HSI is a founding member and current chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce, an international alliance of law enforcement agencies and private industry sector partners working together to prevent and deter online child sexual abuse.