Tampa Man Sentenced to 21 Years and 10 Months for CSAM Offenses
Michael Antwohn Wilson received a federal prison sentence followed by lifetime supervision for producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 10:45 a.m. ET
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Tampa Man Sentenced to Over 21 Years for CSAM Offenses
According to official court documents released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida on August 20, 2026, 38-year-old Tampa resident Michael Antwohn Wilson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervision. Wilson pleaded guilty in March 2026 to producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
Official court documents state that U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the sentence. Documents show that on February 23 and April 27, 2023, Wilson produced child sexual abuse material videos involving a child. From an unknown date until June 2025, Wilson also possessed material involving children under 12 years old. The matter was investigated by the Tampa Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ilyssa M. Spergel.
Judge Merryday ordered Wilson to forfeit a cellphone and two SD cards used in the commission of the offenses. Wilson was also ordered to pay $58,500 in restitution to victims and must register as a sex offender. The case was brought under Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.
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