A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy, Carle Miranda Blum, 51, faces serious charges of child sexual exploitation after a federal complaint was issued accusing her of both producing and receiving material involving the abuse of minors. According to details released on the U.S. Department of Justice’s website, Blum allegedly received explicit videos and images of a 17-year-old victim and traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, in the spring of 2025 to produce similar illegal content herself.
The gravity of these accusations is anchored in the statutory penalties that come with such charges, with a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison for production charges and up to 30 years maximum, coupled with a 5-year minimum and a potential 20-year maximum sentence for the receipt charges it’s a clear indication that the legal system recognizes the severity of these offenses; handling them with the utmost seriousness. The announcement of this case was made by United States Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne and Special Agent in Charge Brett D. Skiles of FBI Miami, who have both offered their expertise to the unfolding investigation, aided by the cooperation of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office itself. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ilana R. Malkin and Major Crimes Deputy Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Astigarraga are stationed at the prosecutorial helm, as detailed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
However, in the U.S. justice system, a criminal complaint does not serve as a definitive verdict, as all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. This case forms part of the broader Project Safe Childhood initiative, a concerted effort launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to aggressively pursue and prosecute those engaging in child exploitation and to aid the victims of such crimes…