ORLANDO — A 26-year-old Ocoee man already under a 10-year injunction for sexual violence against a child has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after FBI agents found more than 7,500 images and over 900 videos of child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices, United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced.
Chase Dean Suriano was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed after pleading guilty to receipt of child sexual abuse material in March. The court also ordered Suriano to forfeit a computer and multiple drives used in the commission of the offense.
The FBI investigation began after an individual reported observing child sexual abuse material saved on Suriano’s computer while Suriano was screensharing. Agents executed a search warrant on Suriano’s residence and seized numerous electronic devices. A forensic review revealed Suriano had used a browser to search for, download and collect the material — a significant amount of which depicted the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers, according to court documents.
At the time of the investigation, Suriano was already the subject of a stipulated-to 10-year final injunction for protection against sexual violence. That injunction followed reports by a 7-year-old child that the child had been sexually abused by Suriano when Suriano was 18 years old.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Megan Testerman. Assistant United States Attorney Nicole M. Andrejko handled the forfeiture.
The prosecution was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The program marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and to identify and rescue victims.