Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Nathan Bryan, 40, of Bradenton to life in federal prison for producing child pornography and attempting to entice a minor for illegal sexual activity. The Court also ordered him to forfeit items that he had used while committing the offenses. Bryan pleaded guilty on October 25, 2015.
According to court documents, in April 2014, a detective from the Bradenton Police Department conducted an undercover investigation of Bryan, who was attempting to obtain babysitting jobs by posting and responding to online ads. Bryan communicated with the detective, who Bryan believed was the stepfather of an 8-year-old boy, and made plans to meet the “child” for sex. He also discussed various sex acts that he wanted to perform on the child.
On June 21, 2015, Bryan arrived at the prearranged location to meet the “dad” and to have sex with the “child.” During that meeting, he shared a video that he had produced while babysitting that contained explicit images of a young boy.
This case was investigated by the Bradenton Police Department, which is a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation Task Force in Fort Myers.
