Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Using Social Media Apps

The U.S. Department of Justice reports in its press release (quotation, not an independent finding): “Jacksonville, Florida – Tyler Bruce McClure (25, Jacksonville) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt to 12 and 7 months in federal prison for using social media apps to distribute videos depicting toddler-aged children being sexually abused over the internet. McClure was also ordered to serve a 13-year term of supervised release, pay $16,000 in restitution to child victims, and register as a sex offender. On November 17, 2025, McClure was arrested in Jacksonville and has been in custody since that time. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. McClure pleaded guilty on June 17, 2026. According to court documents, in June 2025, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding child sexual abuse material (CSAM) being uploaded to a particular online application (“app”) by a particular app user known as “Ava_Tree_.” The company that owns the app reported that child-pornographic files were uploaded between May 23, 2025, and June 9, 2025. A review of the multimedia files contained in the account used by app user “Ava_Tree_,” who was subsequently identified as Tyler Bruce McClure, revealed several videos that depicted minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. There were also text message conversations between McClure and other app users. For example, in one such conversation, McClure negotiated with another app user to purchase videos depicting children being sexually abused using a popular online payment app. Further investigation revealed that an internet prot”