BRUNSWICK, GA: A Brantley County man faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting to posting images of child sexual exploitation.
Gary Kreitzman, 35, of Nahunta, Georgia, is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography, David H. Estes said. US Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Kreitzman’s guilty plea subjects him to a minimum statutory sentence of five years in prison, up to 20; significant fines and reparations for victims; a requirement to register as a sex offender; and, supervised release for at least five years, up to life, after serving his sentence.
There is no probation in the federal system.
“Protecting our most vulnerable citizens is critical,” said US Attorney Estes. “The vigilance of our law enforcement partners helps ensure our communities are safe from predators like Kreitzman.”
As described in court documents and testimonies, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in June 2020 after discovering images of child sexual exploitation uploaded through an online chat application. With the assistance of the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office, agents determined that the images had been uploaded through an account operated by Kreitzman and conducted a search of his residence in September 2020.
During this search, agents found several electronic devices containing images of children’s sexual activity, and Kreitzman admitted to sharing them over the Internet. According to a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Georgia, the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI Brunswick Resident Agency executed Kreitzman’s arrest warrant in September 2022.
The sentencing before US District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood comes after the completion of a pre-sentencing investigation by the US Probation Service.
“The GBI will continue to work tirelessly to protect innocent victims of online exploitation,” said Michael Register, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. “We are grateful for the partnerships we have with our state and federal agencies to bring these predators to justice.”
“The Internet is a very important and useful resource, but unfortunately it can also be used for illegal activities as criminals like Kreitzman seek to prey on the most vulnerable in our population,” said FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Keri Farley. “The FBI will continue to aggressively pursue those who attempt to bully children and will prosecute these predators to the fullest extent of the law.”
Anyone with information regarding suspected child sexual exploitation can contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800-843-5678 or https://report.cybertip.org/.
The case was investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office and the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator Tara M. Lyons for the United States.
