Jacksonville, Florida – Christopher Shawn Potter (age 49, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distributing child pornography. Potter faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, and up to 20 years in federal prison.
According to the complaint, in February 2018, Potter, utilizing the username “Catsfan1987” and the screenname “Mr. Fireball,” responded to a notice posted online by an undercover officer with the Orange Park Police Department who was using the persona of a 14-year-old child. Potter engaged in online conversations with the undercover officer during which Potter requested photos of the “child” and discussed meeting the “child” for sex. Potter sent the undercover officer a video clip depicting a young child being sexually abused and a video of Potter performing a sexual act.
On September 20, 2018, agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, along with other law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Potter’s home and seized several computer devices and smart phones. Potter told the agents that he had worked as a teacher at Clay High School in Green Cove Springs from 2016-2017, and that he was a teacher at Orange Park High School from 1997-2004.
