Orlando man sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando man was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison Friday for the production, distribution and possession of child pornography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

William Edward Osman, 34, of Orlando, was also ordered to serve a life term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender upon completion of his custodial sentence. He pleaded guilty Feb. 28.

"Protecting our children from these crimes is one of HSI's top priorities," said Susan L. McCormick, special agent in charge of HSI Tampa. "This sentencing should serve as a stark reminder to the serious nature of crimes against children."

According to court documents, beginning in December 2012, Osman began sexually abusing an infant and taking pictures of that abuse with his cell phone. Over a period of several months, Osman continued to systematically record his abuse of the child. In September 2013, Osman traded some of the images of child pornography he had produced using the infant with another man in Brevard County, Florida, who was recording the abuse of a three-year-old child. The two met when the Brevard County man responded to a personal ad Osman had placed on Craigslist. They soon began discussing the abuse of children, specifically mentioning their interest in having a "baby orgy."

The Brevard County defendant, Michael Glasscock, has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.

On Oct. 15, 2013, agents with HSI executed a search warrant at Osman's home in Orange County. During the search, agents recovered the images Osman had produced using his infant child and the images the man from Brevard County had sent of his own infant child. Investigators also found 194 movies and 588 images of child pornography on Osman's media storage devices. Most of the movies and images depicted prepubescent children and/or sadomasochistic conduct.

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 2013, more than 2,000 individuals were arrested by HSI special agents under this initiative.

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. 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.