Florida foster father pleads guilty to sex crimes involving at least 16 child victims under his care
On Friday, 47-year-old Justin Dwayne Johnson, Sr. of Sanford, Florida, pleaded guilty to five counts of producing and attempting to produce videos depicting children being sexually exploited and one count of possessing child sexual abuse materials.
Police in Sanford, Florida, fear foster parent Justin Dwayne Johnson Sr. secretly recorded people in his home. Officers say he planted cameras throughout the residence, including in the bathrooms. On top of that, he is accused of having possessed thousands of images and videos showing child pornography and the abuse of children, and police believe Johnson was in most of the footage. The 47-year-old, who cared for 20 foster children since 2019, also preyed on adults through surreptitious recordings, police said. ~ Law and Crime, 2/25/2022
According to a plea agreement, in January 2022, an investigation was initiated into Johnson after Child Protection Services was alerted that Johnson was secretly video-recording foster children to whom he had access. Johnson disclosed to an acquaintance that he had cameras in a particular residence to record the children in the nude and that he had videos on his cellphone and computer that depicted him molesting the children.
During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized several devices belonging to Johnson. The forensic examinations of Johnson’s cellphone and other electronic devices revealed numerous images and videos depicting children being sexually abused.
Specifically, the evidence showed that Johnson used the children under his care to produce depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Additionally, Johnson’s cellphone contained numerous videos and images depicting other young children being sexually abused. To date, the FBI has identified at least 16 child victims that were sexually exploited by Johnson.
From February 2022:
Johnson faces a minimum of 15 years, and up to 30 years, in federal prison on each of the five production counts, and up to 20 years in federal prison for the possession count. A sentencing date has been set for October 12, 2022. Johnson had been indicted on March 23, 2022.
Any person who was a victim or has knowledge of someone who may have been a victim, is urged to contact FBI at 1-800-225-5324 or https://tips.fbi.gov.
(Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida)
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