A Bradenton man who fled to Hungary in 2022 to avoid arrest on child exploitation charges has been returned to Florida

 

 

A Bradenton man who fled to Hungary in 2022 to avoid arrest on child exploitation charges has been returned to Florida

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

 

 

Bradenton Police Department
 
🚨 A Bradenton man who fled to Hungary in 2022 to avoid arrest on child exploitation charges has been returned to Florida, marking the first time in over 25 years that a Hungarian citizen was allowed to be extradited to the U.S. 🚨
 
15 local, federal, and international law enforcement partners worked to take Csaba Nemeth, a dual U.S.-Hungarian citizen, into custody.
 
Nemeth, 48, is charged with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Because investigators determined that Nemeth possessed over 10 CSAM files, the offense is enhanced to a second-degree felony.
 
THE BACK STORY:
The investigation into Nemeth began in August 2022 after the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received a CyberTipline report that was forwarded to the Central Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The report included a file believed to contain CSAM, and an associated IP address connected to Nemeth’s residence.
 
In September 2022, detectives obtained a search warrant for Nemeth’s home and seized multiple electronic devices. An extensive digital forensic examination revealed more than 10 videos containing CSAM that investigators determined belonged to Nemeth.
 
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Nemeth in November 2022; however, he could not be located.
 
The FBI Sarasota Suncoast Child Exploitation Task Force tracked Nemeth to Hungary, and a federal arrest warrant was obtained for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
 
On August 28, 2026, FBI task force special agents escorted Nemeth back to Florida. He is being held at the Manatee County Jail on $650,000 bond.
 
THANK YOU:
BPD could not have made this arrest without the combined efforts of the following: Budapest Organized Crime Task Force; FBI Sarasota Suncoast Child Exploitation Task Force; FBI Legal Attaché Budapest; Hungarian International Criminal Cooperation Center, Ministry of Justice, and National Bureau of Investigation; Royal Netherlands Marechaussee; U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. DOJ Office of International Affairs; U.S. Department of State; U.S. DHS – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); HSI Vienna; U.S. Embassy Budapest.