ORLANDO, FL— A former school teacher was given 210 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography, officials said Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton. Jr. also ordered today that Matthew C. Graziotti, 43, of,Edgewater, forfeit the electronic devices that he had used to commit the crimes.
Graziotti pleaded guilty on October 30, 2014.
Graziotti taught elementary school at Warner Christian Academy in South Daytona and was the director of the school’s summer day camp program. He also coached youth sports.
“Together with our law enforcement partners, the FBI will remain vigilant to ensure our children are protected,” stated Michelle S. Klimt, Special Agent in Charge, FBI—Jacksonville Division. “Let this sentence be a clear message to others involved in this horrendous crime that exploits the most innocent among us. The FBI is committed to locating and removing sexual predators from kids’ lives through the U.S. justice system.”
According to court documents, Graziotti distributed 141 images and six videos depicting the sexual abuse and exploitation of children to an undercover FBI agent.
During the execution of a search warrant, agents located thousands of child pornography images on Graziotti’s computer involving children under the age of 12, documents stated.
One computer folder, named “personally known,” contained sexually explicit photographs and videos of 29 children that Graziotti had sexually abused when they were under the age of 12.
Graziotti stored the sexually explicit images that he produced in subfolders bearing each child’s name. He produced these images from 2010 through 2014, officials stated.
During this period, Graziotti taught elementary school in South Daytona and was the director of the school’s summer day camp program. He also coached youth sports.