Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Perry Crane Walker, II, a 44-year-old business owner from Tallahassee, has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple charges involving sexual crimes against children. The plea includes six counts of sexual exploitation of children, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of transfer of obscene material to minors. The announcement was made by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin stated: “Our excellent state and federal law enforcement partners are relentlessly pursuing every sick predator like this defendant who seeks to victimize and sexually exploit our kids online, and when they catch them my office stands ready to aggressively prosecute and seek maximum punishments for their heinous crimes. It remains a top priority of my office to ensure our kids are safe in our communities and online.”
According to court documents, between December 2024 and October 2025, Walker used social media platforms to contact children aged 13-15. Investigators found that he persuaded these minors to create and send him images and videos classified as child pornography. The case began after a social media company submitted a CyberTip report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which led the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to start an investigation. Some victims were identified as residing in Europe.
Law enforcement searched Walker's business and home under warrants, seizing electronic devices that confirmed his involvement in sexually exploiting children through social media. The evidence also showed that he received and possessed several images and videos depicting child pornography.
Walker is facing mandatory minimum sentences ranging from five years up to a possible maximum of 30 years per count for sexual exploitation charges; five to twenty years for receipt of child pornography; and up to ten years for transferring obscene materials to minors.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen is prosecuting the case.
Sentencing is set for May 11, 2026 at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before Chief U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation using coordinated resources at all government levels (www.projectsafechildhood.gov).
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