Ocala, Florida – Ashley Renea Hilligoss, 37, of Citrus Springs, has been charged with the “production and distribution of images depicting the sexual abuse of a child.”
According to the complaint, Hilligoss “took sexually explicit photographs of a child to whom she had access and sent these photos to another individual over the internet.”
Federal agents later searched an encrypted online file storage account belonging to that individual, which account contained copies of the photographs.
If convicted on both counts, Hilligoss faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release.
