TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Tallahassee man has pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
Officials said 56-year-old Charles Eric Love transported child pornography, “using a means or facility of interstate commerce.”
The office said that, according to court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent 7 cyber tips to the Tallahassee Police Department on March 19, 2025.
TPD detectives obtained a search warrant nine days later for Love’s Dropbox account and another warrant for Love’s apartment, house and office on April 4 that same year, according to the press release.
They reportedly took multiple electronic devices and conducted a forensics analysis. The analysis found online accounts with over a thousand images and video files containing child pornography, per the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
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John P. Heekin, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, said he valued the investigative work of law enforcement. “These crimes are truly abhorrent and my office will continue to prosecute the predators like this defendant to the fullest extent of the law,” Heekin said.
“Love faces a mandatory minimum of five years’ imprisonment and up to twenty years’ imprisonment and a lifetime of supervision upon release,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District said.
According to court records, Love is still facing state charges, including 50 counts of aggravated possession of child pornography.
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