Public Safety

Gilchrist County man indicted on 14 federal child pornography counts

A federal grand jury in Gainesville has indicted Bryan James Shuping, 58, of Gilchrist County, on 13 counts of production of child sexual abuse material and one count of possession of child pornography. Shuping had previously been arrested in 2025 after officers found nude images of underage males on his phone following an incident at a grocery store, and he had also faced a 2024 arrest for secretly recording someone in a University of Florida restroom. A jury trial is scheduled for September 2.

Sources: Mainstreet Daily News · WCJB TV20