Tampa man pleads guilty to child pornography charges involving more than 8,000 images

TAMPA, Florida. A 19-year-old Tampa man pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material after law enforcement found more than 8,300 images and videos of child sexual abuse material on his digital devices.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 19-year-old Jack Rocker was a member of “a network of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists known as the 764.” According to the U.S. Attorney, the group used social media platforms as “means to support possession, production.” , and sharing extreme gory media and images of sexual violence against her.”

The FBI seized Rocker’s cell phone, flash drive and laptop, where they found images and videos of brutal child sexual abuse.

Rocker faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison as a result of his plea.