High Springs Pedophile Sentenced to Decade in Prison Following Federal Investigation

The United States Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Florida announced in a press release Wednesday that Jon Walter Crawford, 34, of High Springs has been sentenced to ten years in prison for distributing sexually exploitative images of children.

According to the press release, the U.S. Office of Homeland Security and Alachua County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint investigation into Crawford before he was prosecuted by U.S. attorneys.

The press release states, “Homeland Security Investigations determined that Crawford possessed over one thousand files of videos and images depicting the sexual abuse of children”

Crawford has an active account on Facebook but he hasn’t posted any pictures since June 2021.

According to his Facebook, Crawford is a Santa Fe High School graduate and studied business management at Santa Fe College. His account states he worked at Publix around March 2020, and worked as a cashier at Hitchcock's Markets from August 2020 - April 2021.

Crawford later started a job as an assistant manager at the Florida Citrus Center convenience store in January 2022, and also started a job at Dollar General in May 2023. His Facebook account indicates he worked both jobs until his arrest in September 2023.