Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced that a 38-year-old Lehigh Acres man was convicted on 40 counts of possessing child pornography.
Phuc Minh Tran was found guilty after Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution handled the case.
“This predator is facing decades behind bars, which is right where he belongs,” Uthmeier said in a news release. “Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Deputy Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Julie Chaikin and Senior Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Agnieszka Thomas, this monster is off the streets and away from our children.”
Tran was originally arrested Aug. 15, 2024, after Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents executed a search warrant at his residence. They were tipped off when the FDLE cyber squad picked up clues that he was downloading child pornography on his computer in his Southwest Florida home.
The trial of Tran lasted a week before a jury. That panel found Tran guilty on every one of the 40 counts. All were felony charges. They included multiple counts of second-degree possession, control of or intentionally viewing child pornography.
Tran is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 22. He could be ordered to the Department of Corrections with a total combined 600 years in prison.
