Jumbotron Hacker And Prolific Child Molester Sentenced To 220 Years In Federal Prison

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Samuel Arthur Thompson (53, St. Augustine) to 220 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for producing, receiving, and possessing child sex abuse material (CSAM), producing CSAM while required to register as a sex offender, violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), sending unauthorized damaging commands to a protected computer, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Thompson to forfeit computers and a firearm that were used in the offenses. Thompson was convicted by a federal jury on November 17, 2023.