Gainesville man sentenced to 25 years for sharing child porn online

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man who shared child pornography online was sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to Gainesville police.

Joshua Bryan, 39, was sentenced last week for violation of probation. He was arrested in June of last year for sharing child pornography online.

He served four years in prison after an arrest in 2021 for similar charges.

Bryan has other charges he is still awaiting sentencing on.

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