Wakulla County, FL — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement , Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations arrested 10 individuals for violating Florida’s sex offender registration laws in an operation titled “Not a Fan.”
The investigation began in May 2025 after authorities identified multiple sexual offenders with unreported OnlyFans accounts, which registrants are required to report within 48 hours. Nine individuals—eight sexual offenders and one sexual predator—failed to report required information, including vehicles, email addresses, and internet identifiers. One additional suspect was found at an elementary school without notifying administrative staff, violating state law.
WCSO arrested two suspects during the investigation. Arrest warrants were issued for the remaining eight. On October 7, FDLE’s Enforcement and Investigative Support Bureau, FDLE Tallahassee Regional Operations Center, WCSO, and HSI served warrants, apprehending five suspects in Wakulla County, one in Tallahassee, and one already incarcerated in Taylor County Jail. The final warrant was executed on October 8 when the suspect returned to Wakulla County from a work trip.
Suspects Arrested in Operation Not a Fan:
- Houston Bennett, 38
- Charles Deese, 28
- John Haynes, 41
- Joshua Martin, 39
- Richard Messer, 52
- Sumanth Bala Rayapreddy, 41
- John Sanders, 20
- Spencer Tinson, 56
- Carlton Willis, 63
- Shay Smith, 28
Charges: Failure to report changes to vehicles, email addresses, and internet identifiers; loitering or prowling near children.
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FDLE’s Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Division collaborates with local and federal law enforcement to ensure compliance with Florida’s sex offender registration laws, which mandate reporting residential addresses, telephone numbers, vehicle information, internet identifiers, photographs, passports, and conviction details.
The public can access Florida’s Sex Offender Registry via the FDLE Mobile App or the online Sexual Offenders and Predators Search. The State Attorney’s Office for the Second Judicial Circuit is prosecuting the cases.
Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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