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Newberry man convicted by jury of 38 counts of possession of child pornography, sentenced to over 42 years in prison

Updated at 2:40 p.m. to fix math error in sentencing.

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Patrick Michael Perkins, 35, of Newberry, was sentenced this week to 505.5 months in state prison after a jury convicted him on 38 counts of possession of child pornography in February.

Perkins was arrested in January 2023 after Google reported an account that uploaded 17 child pornography images and two videos to Google Drive between March 7 and July 12, 2022. The images reportedly contained nude, prepubescent female children, approximately six to 10 years old, exposing their vaginal area. Three of the images reportedly contained “clear sex acts being done to the children.” 

A search warrant was executed on Perkins’ residence on November 22, 2022, after the IP address reported by Google was found to be associated with that address.

Perkins denied uploading the images, and 38 counts of possession of child pornography were considered by an Alachua County Jury in February 2024; the jury returned verdicts of “guilty” on all 38 counts. Perkins’ bond was revoked immediately after the trial, and he was booked into the Alachua County Jail to await sentencing.

On April 2, Judge James Colaw sentenced Perkins to 505.5 months for each of the 38 charges (a little over 42 years) in state prison, with credit for 45 days served, to be served concurrently. Perkins will also be designated as a Registered Sexual Offender.

  • Nasty bastard should have gotten life. The system so corrupt. How you don’t get life for anything dealing with a child. You can not cure a child sexual predator so why allow them to be able to be set free. Smh

    • This part. Might as well have ROR’d him like they do the rest of them.

  • 505.5 MONTHS? Would that not be 42 years? Why does the article say 8.5 years? This monster deserves more than 42 years!!!! Let alone possibly only 8.5. SMH

  • The guys at Lawtey can’t wait to meet you. Fear not, the inmates treat child molesters as they deserve.

  • You’re now looking at a man whose new name will be Patrice shortly after his incarceration begins LMAO. POS should have got to death penalty. Enjoy your stay you sick twisted perverted pedophile!

  • Effed up liberal laws has ruined the legal system. Child related crimes need to be life. A criminal convicted of insider trading just got 20 years and these scumbags get 5 years. These child related crimes damage a child’s life for life.

    • I’m a liberal and agree that crimes against children should be punished to the full extent of the law.

      I am sick of right wingers filled with hate saying otherwise. Child predators show up in some of the most “conservative” places in our culture including Christian churches and Boy Scouts. Not saying that’s the only place they show up? They’re also in band, chorus, drama and sports programs in schools. And, it seems, everywhere else.

      We can be divided about a lot but it’s really tiresome for the right wingers to blame the left for enabling crimes against children. This shouldn’t be a partisan hot button.

      • Yes you are that child sex offenders come from all walks of life. They deserve a instant lobotomy. It is the only cure. I am dead set against weak bonds and prison sentences for people like this. Unfortunately low bond, no bond, and weak sentencing in crimes like this are a result of the liberal agenda to defund and redefine the criminal justice system. But once again criminals do come from all walks of life.

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