TALLAHASSEE — A 44-year-old Tallahassee business owner was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children online, using social media to target minors as young as 13 across the United States and Europe, federal prosecutors announced.
Perry Crane Walker II was convicted on six counts of sexual exploitation of children, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of transfer of obscene material to minors. U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin called the sentence fitting for the scope of Walker’s crimes.
“This substantial prison sentence is an excellent outcome in a very sad case, as this sexual predator preyed upon and exploited numerous innocent children online and deserves to spend the next several decades in prison for his disgusting crimes,” Heekin said. “Keeping our kids safe online is a top priority, and my office will continue to aggressively prosecute cases like this to accomplish that.”
Court documents show that between Dec. 26, 2024, and Oct. 10, 2025, Walker used social media applications to communicate with children between 13 and 15 years old, enticing and inducing them to produce and send him images and videos constituting child pornography. Some of the victims resided in Europe. One of the social media platforms flagged Walker’s activity through a CyberTip report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which notified the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. Search warrants led investigators to Walker’s business and residence in Tallahassee, where electronic devices confirmed the exploitation.
“This deviant predator’s calculated use of social media to target vulnerable children is a stark reminder of the dangers posed by people who seek to exploit the most vulnerable in our society,” said Homeland Security Investigations Tallahassee Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas Ingegno. “HSI, alongside our law enforcement partners, are committed to relentlessly pursuing these predators and delivering them to the justice they deserve. We will protect our children from falling prey to such depraved acts.”
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations conducted the joint investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.
After serving his 30-year sentence, Walker must register as a sexual offender and serve the rest of his life on supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $3,000 in victim restitution.