TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) — Eight people, seven of whom are Florida residents, have been busted in an international child pornography ring.

Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrests on Monday morning and described the content as "truly heinous."

"If you are a child predator, I hope you never see the sun again, and I hope you certainly never have access to kids again," he continued.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass said that their investigation began in July of 2024, with agents checking the internet for people who sell and distribute child pornography.

Glass said that in the investigation, an undercover agent found a website that had led them to uncover over one million videos depicting sexual abuse of minors, some as young as infants.

Rita Peters, who leads the prosecution efforts, said that the children depicted in the videos and photos are children whose names are in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and are victims of human trafficking.

Law enforcement began sending subpoenas to multiple companies to gather a paper trail, through this they were able to identify their main distributer as Mehmet Berk Bozuyuk, from Turkey.

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Furthermore, they determined that the main site that Mehmet used was called "printedpics.com," which FDLE seized and shut down.

Peters said that after this website was shut down, they had global agencies, such as one from England, thanking them for shutting it down due to it being such a problem.

Eight people were arrested for taking part in Mehmet's crime, which included not just the distribution but also the purchase of images, which include:

• Krunalkumar Nareshbhai Modi from New Jersey is facing a 65-year sentence for Rico or racketeering conspiracy to racketeer in money laundering.
• Frankie PineiroJr. from Groveland is charged with conspiracy to commit Rico purchase of child pornography and use of a two-way communication device to commit a felony, 40 years in Florida State Prison
• Brett Ryan Moore from Orange City has been charged with conspiracy to commit Rico purchase of child pornography and use of a two-way communication device, which could result in a 40-year sentence.
• Israel Cole Thompson from Lakeland has been charged with the purchase of child pornography and the use of a two-way communication device, which could result in a 40-year sentence.
• Brett Allen Snodderly from Clearwater is facing 40 years in state prison for his contribution.
• Jacob Ross Conly from Fern Park is facing 40 years in state prison for his participation
• Kody Vance Jordan-Multi from Palm Bay is also facing up to 40 years in state prison.
• Michael Andrew Warden from Kissimmee is additionally facing 40 years in state prison.

Peters said that if Mehmet is found by law enforcement, he will face a lot of charges, which would land him over 400 years in Florida state prison.

Uthmeier expressed deep concern about the growing accessibility of such harmful content through social media and the internet, highlighting that many of the individuals arrested found materials via TikTok. He emphasized that while TikTok can swiftly remove certain types of content, it has not been as prompt in addressing the distribution of pornographic material.

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