Florida Child Predator's 'Vile Actions' Led to 30 Years in Prison for Abusing Minors in the Philippines

A child abuse case in the Philippines that led to a 30-year prison sentence for a Florida man, after authorities uncovered abuse involving four minors and a cache of child sexual abuse material. (Credit: Jeffrey Leventhal/Wikimedia Commons)

Vincent Anthony Principe, 55, of Arcadia, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for travelling internationally to sexually exploit minors in the Philippines. The case confirms that no child predator will find safe haven in the United States regardless of where crimes occur.

Assistant Attorney General A Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division described Principe's crimes as 'vile actions', saying they caused serious harm through sexual abuse of multiple minors and inflicted 'added layers to that harm by memorialising the abuse and distributing it to other offenders'.