The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced this week that Jorge Tyler Perez was sentenced following a plea of no contest to 15 felony counts in Monroe County.
County Judge Mark Wilson adjudicated him guilty on all 15 counts. The charges included 14 counts of sexual activity with a dog, and one count of possession of a video depicting sexual conduct involving a minor.
The case started with a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a clearinghouse that works with online service providers and law enforcement agencies to identify and report suspected child exploitation. The report was forwarded to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and investigated in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Through subpoenas and search warrants, law enforcement identified Perez and linked him to online accounts associated with the possession of illegal material. A forensic review of electronic evidence confirmed the presence of multiple files that formed the basis of the 15 charges.
Perez was sentenced to three years in state prison on the count of possession of a video depicting sexual conduct involving a minor.
On the 14 counts of sexual activities involving animals, the court imposed a total of five years of sex offender probation, followed by five years of regular probation for a total of 10 years of supervision with the Department of Corrections.
As part of the special conditions of his sentence, Perez is prohibited from possessing animals and may not live in a household where animals are present. He was also ordered to pay $1,500 in fines and court costs. The case was prosecuted by Major Crimes Assistant State Attorney Colleen Dunne.
“This defendant engaged in conduct that is both deeply disturbing and criminal at every level,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Joseph Mansfield said. “The sentence imposed ensures he will be removed from the community for a significant period of time and held fully accountable; if he were to violate his probation, Perez could be facing over 70 years in prison.”
