Boynton Beach Man Indicted For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Over The Internet

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Timothy Burch Morris (45, Boynton Beach) with distributing child sexual abuse material over the internet. If convicted, Morris faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison, and a potential lifetime term of supervised release. Morris was arrested near his home by FBI agents on April 1, 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 in Jacksonville and West Palm Beach, with assistance from the Boynton Beach Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.

It 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.