Florida Attorney General James Usmeyer announced that a Collier County jury has convicted a Naples man of dozens of felonies in the Snapchat and Kick Messenger child sexual abuse materials case.
Chandler Christian Jones, 30, was found guilty of multiple charges, including possession of child sexual abuse material, using computer services or equipment to solicit unlawful sexual activity from a child or person suspected of being a child, and transmitting child pornography by electronic equipment or equipment.
“While we continue to arrest and prosecute the predators who use Snapchat to trade in vile content, Snap continues to fight us in court over its dangerous app,” Usmayer said. “I want to thank FDLE for their aggressive policing and Statewide Deputy Prosecutor Julie Chaykin and Statewide Prosecutor Agnieszka Thomas for developing this strong case and securing justice. It is past time for Snap to fix its dangerous app, protect our children, and pay the price for these unconscionable harms!”
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the investigation began in 2022 after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement received multiple cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the Internet Crimes Against Children Southern Task Force.
Officials said the information included child sexual abuse material being uploaded to Kick Messenger and Snapchat from an IP address that tracked Jones’ Naples residence and accounts associated with him.
On July 19, 2022, FDLE officers, with assistance from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at Jones’ home. Investigators recovered multiple electronic devices found on Jones, including an iPhone. According to the Attorney General’s Office, subsequent forensic examinations confirmed the existence of numerous child sexual abuse material files.
The jury returned a guilty verdict on all counts. Many of the possession charges were upgraded to second-degree felonies because prosecutors said Jones had more than 10 aggravating images involving very young children.
Jones faces up to 1,020 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. His minimum sentence is 86 years. Sentencing is scheduled for August 19, 2026.
The case was prosecuted in Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit.
