A Tallahassee business owner, Perry Crane Walker, II, age 44, has pleaded guilty in federal court to eight counts related to sex crimes against children. The charges include six counts of sexual exploitation of children, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of transfer of obscene material to minors. The announcement was made by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin stated: “Our excellent state and federal law enforcement partners are relentlessly pursuing every sick predator like this defendant who seeks to victimize and sexually exploit our kids online, and when they catch them my office stands ready to aggressively prosecute and seek maximum punishments for their heinous crimes. It remains a top priority of my office to ensure our kids are safe in our communities and online.”
According to court documents, between December 26, 2024, and October 10, 2025, Walker used social media platforms to contact children aged 13-15. Investigators found that he encouraged these minors to create and send him explicit images and videos. One social media company submitted a CyberTip report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after detecting suspicious activity linked to Walker’s communications with the minors. This led the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to begin an investigation.
Authorities discovered that some victims lived in Europe. After obtaining search warrants, law enforcement searched Walker’s business and home and seized his electronic devices as evidence. A review confirmed that he had been exploiting children online and possessed multiple images and videos depicting child pornography.
Walker faces significant prison time if convicted on all counts: each sexual exploitation charge carries a minimum sentence of 15 years up to a maximum of 30 years; the receipt of child pornography charge carries a minimum sentence of five years up to a maximum of 20 years; the transfer of obscene materials charge carries up to ten years.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations unit. Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen is prosecuting the case.
Sentencing is set for May 11, 2026 at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before Chief United States District Judge Allen C. Winsor.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a national effort launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006—to combat child sexual exploitation using federal, state, and local resources aimed at finding offenders who use the internet for such crimes as well as rescuing victims. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida serves as one of ninety-four offices under direction from the Attorney General responsible for litigation across the country. Public court documents are available through the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website (https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl).
