U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Olejuwan Lamar Steele (30, Zephyrhills) to 30 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for the production of child sex abuse material.
The court also ordered Steele to pay $3,000 in restitution to the victim and register as a sex offender. Steele entered a guilty plea on April 17, 2024.
According to court documents, Steele was a babysitter in the Dade City community in Pasco County. On one occasion in 2022, while babysitting a two-year-old child, Steele created videos of child sexual abuse material of the victim and shared them on the internet via live video.
“This babysitter exploited the innocence of a child in his care, betrayed the trust placed in him, and violated the sanctity of childhood itself,” said Homeland Security Investigations Tampa Assistant Special Agent in Charge Micah McCombs.
McCombs added, “Through HSI’s law enforcement partnership with the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, this predator will now be held accountable for his vile actions against a child.”
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations—Tampa with substantial assistance from the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Erin Claire Favorit prosecuted it.
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