Orlando Man Indicted For Enticing A Minor, Producing, Receiving, And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Kevin Michael Lukens (38, Orlando) with one count of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, one count of production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), one count of receipt of CSAM, and one count of possession of CSAM. If convicted, Lukens faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison for the enticement offense; a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years, up to 30 years, in federal prison for the production offense; a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison for the receipt offense; and up to 20 years' imprisonment for the possession offense.

According to the indictment, the conduct underlying the enticement, production, and receipt offenses took place between July 2020, and September 2021. Lukens was then found in possession of CSAM on January 29, 2024.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Orlando Police Department. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael Sartoian.

This is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue child victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.