PALM HARBOR, Fla. – A federal judge has sentenced a 34-year-old Palm Harbor resident to nearly two decades in prison after investigators uncovered thousands of explicit files and evidence he directed a local teenager to produce sexual material.
U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti sentenced Alexander William Czech to 17 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release. The sentence follows Czech’s guilty plea on August 22, 2025, to two counts of producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and one count of receiving CSAM.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Badalamenti ordered Czech to pay $133,000 in restitution and register as a sex offender…