Sex crimes are considered extremely serious offenses in Florida, especially when the offense involves minors. In Florida, these crimes carry severe legal
Per the Clerk of Court, Hillsborough County, video hearing for this lower life form is scheduled for 06/13/23 @ 13:30 hours. Interesting that I could not find him in the county jail, in spite of his bail set at >$3,000,000. Is he REALLY back on the street? How is that even possible? Who could have put up the $30,000?
275667832
HOFFMAN, AUSTIN DRUE
06/13/2023 01:30 PM
MEETING ID: 994-7981-4509NO PASSWORD IS REQUIRED
VIRTUAL COURT DATE VIA ZOOM - INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE
Per the Clerk of Court, Hillsborough County, video hearing for this lower life form is scheduled for 06/13/23 @ 13:30 hours. Interesting that I could not find him in the county jail, in spite of his bail set at >$3,000,000. Is he REALLY back on the street? How is that even possible? Who could have put up the $30,000?
275667832
HOFFMAN, AUSTIN DRUE
06/13/2023 01:30 PM
MEETING ID: 994-7981-4509NO PASSWORD IS REQUIRED
VIRTUAL COURT DATE VIA ZOOM - INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE
You are right. My roomie speculated that his bond might have been paid by some much bigger fish in the kiddie ring. That strikes me as being very likely.
In an investigation that went on for nearly a year, teamHCSO detectives first became aware of Austin Drue Hoffman, 28, during an undercover operation meant to identify adults attempting to exploit children online. In May 2022, an undercover detective posing as a juvenile online made virtual contact with Hoffman, who lied about his age, saying he was 19. For several days, Hoffman asked for nude images of the juvenile decoy and propositioned himself in an attempt to engage in sexual acts. This led to his first arrest on May 19, 2022, and subsequent charges of:
Use computer services/devices to solicit certain illegal acts while misrepresenting age
Unlawful use of two-way communication device
"This is why we do this kind of operation; we want to find the predators before they find our children," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Little did we know, this would be the beginning of a much darker, troubling discovery into the suspect's disgusting, secret life."
During the arrest, deputies seized a cell phone belonging to Hoffman, and a search warrant was issued to investigate the phone's contents. Over the following months, forensic technicians and detectives worked on obtaining the information on the electronic device. They discovered over 100 videos of sexual child abuse, including infants, computer-generated images of child sexual abuse material and videos of bestiality. It was also discovered that Hoffman had shared over 100 videos of sexual abuse material with other people.
On December 1, 2022, deputies and detectives with teamHCSO's Human Trafficking Section and the Internet Predator Unit obtained an arrest warrant. They took into custody Austin Hoffman at his home on the 1400 block of Village Court in Brandon, FL. He was charged with:
Out of state transmission of child by electronic device - X100
Possession of child 10 or more images and content of images - X100
Possession of child realistic computer-generated videos of child -X4
Film, Distribute, or possess image or video of sexual activity with an animal - X2
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In an investigation that went on for nearly a year, teamHCSO detectives first became aware of Austin Drue Hoffman, 28, during an undercover operation meant to identify adults attempting to exploit children online. In May 2022, an undercover detective posing as a juvenile online made virtual contact with Hoffman, who lied about his age, saying he was 19. For several days, Hoffman asked for nude images of the juvenile decoy and propositioned himself in an attempt to engage in sexual acts. This led to his first arrest on May 19, 2022, and subsequent charges of:
Use computer services/devices to solicit certain illegal acts while misrepresenting age
Unlawful use of two-way communication device
"This is why we do this kind of operation; we want to find the predators before they find our children," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Little did we know, this would be the beginning of a much darker, troubling discovery into the suspect's disgusting, secret life."
During the arrest, deputies seized a cell phone belonging to Hoffman, and a search warrant was issued to investigate the phone's contents. Over the following months, forensic technicians and detectives worked on obtaining the information on the electronic device. They discovered over 100 videos of sexual child abuse, including infants, computer-generated images of child sexual abuse material and videos of bestiality. It was also discovered that Hoffman had shared over 100 videos of sexual abuse material with other people.
On December 1, 2022, deputies and detectives with teamHCSO's Human Trafficking Section and the Internet Predator Unit obtained an arrest warrant. They took into custody Austin Hoffman at his home on the 1400 block of Village Court in Brandon, FL. He was charged with:
Out of state transmission of child *advertiser censored* by electronic device - X100
Possession of child *advertiser censored* 10 or more images and content of images - X100
Possession of child *advertiser censored* realistic computer-generated videos of child *advertiser censored* -X4
Film, Distribute, or possess image or video of sexual activity with an animal - X2
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