Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Chandler Brittain Smith, 27, of Tallahassee, Florida, was indicted on April 8 for one count of attempted enticement of a minor and one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to minors. United States Attorney John P. Heekin for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges.
Smith appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick in Tallahassee for his arraignment. His jury trial is set for May 26 before District Court Judge Mark E. Walker.
If convicted, Smith faces a minimum sentence of ten years and up to life imprisonment on the attempted enticement charge. He also faces up to ten years’ imprisonment on the charge related to the transfer of obscene materials.
The investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Tallahassee Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen is prosecuting the case.
The indictment is an allegation by a grand jury and does not constitute evidence of guilt; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 that aims to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse through collaboration between federal, state, and local agencies.
