Eric Lipman, former general counsel for the Florida Elections Commission, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison on child pornography charges.
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker imposed the sentence during a Friday hearing at the U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee. Lipman must register as a sex offender and serve nine years of supervised release after his stay in prison.
Lipman, 60, was arrested April 7, 2021 — nearly a year to the day of his sentencing — after the Leon County Sheriff's Office got a tip about his computer activity from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
During a subsequent search of his home, local, state and federal law enforcement officers discovered 19 files of child sexual abuse material. They also found internet searches on his work laptop involving child sexual abuse, pedophiles and children between the ages of 3 and 5, according to arrest records.
“Those who seek to view and share child pornography facilitate the abuse of children by those who produce and profit from this illegal content,” said U.S. Attorney Jason Coody in a news release. “With the assistance of our law enforcement partners, we will ensure that those who engage in such heinous conduct will be held accountable for their actions.”
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