Florida man sentenced to more than 37 years for child exploitation
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida man was sentenced to 37 years and six months in federal prison Friday for sexually exploiting children by producing and receiving child pornography; he was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,020 to the victims. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Cyber Crimes Task Force.
According to court documents, beginning as early as 2005, William Henry Keehn, II, 52, of Eustis, hid video cameras in the bathrooms of his former residence in order to obtain naked images of four minors in his custody. In 2014, Keehn sexually assaulted another minor in his custody and recorded that abuse using his computer. Keehn also received and collected hundreds of images depicting the sexual abuse and exploitation of minors from at least 2008 until the day before his arrest February 17. Keehn pleaded guilty June 30.
"As this sentence makes clear, those who abuse our children face serious consequences," said Susan L. McCormick, special agent in charge of HSI Tampa. "The reality is, every time a photo or a video of an innocent child being sexually exploited is viewed that victim is violated again. That is why we owe it to all children affected by these cases to work tirelessly to seek answers, and ultimately – justice."
This investigation was conducted under HSI’s Operation Predator, an international initiative to protect children from sexual predators. Since the launch of Operation Predator in 2003, HSI has arrested more than 14,000 individuals for crimes against children, including the production and distribution of online child pornography, traveling overseas for sex with minors, and sex trafficking of children. In fiscal year 2015, nearly 2,400 individuals were arrested by HSI special agents under this initiative and more than 1,000 victims identified or rescued.
HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. From outside the U.S. and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196.
Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.
For additional information about wanted suspected child predators, download HSI’s Operation Predator smartphone app or visit the online suspect alerts page.
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